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Old 02-17-2010, 11:45 AM
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You'll need to replace them

It's not that hard of a job, but it is laborious as a DIY. Trust me, paying for the rebuilds is definitely worth it. For 300$ you're basically set for another 20 years of good axles.

In the meantime, buy some duct tape and blue chevron gear grease/goop or whatever it is called. It's thick and sticky. Clean the boot as best you can and fill up the boot with the goop. Then wrap it in duct tape. For added protection you can even clip on some zip ties to hold the tape in place.

However depending on how long the axle has been run without lubrication you might get a little more borrowed time before the axle fails.

I don't believe if the axle fails it will cause any damaged. You just won't have any drive power at that wheel. Can anyone please confirm if I'm right or not?

Edit: After I did my fix I drove almost 3000 miles on the damaged axles. When I replaced them I pulled off the tape and most of the grease gel stuff was still in there. So you may have a lot of time before it needs replacing.
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