Grease on inside of rim
 

Hello peoples.

I changed the rims the other day (put my R specs on) and noticed that the was a heap of grease on the inside of the rim. Upon further inspection it is also on the sway bar and the suspension arm. Looks very much like it has been flicked out.

I assumed it was the cv boot leaking but that was spotless and I could not find a crack in it where the grease had come out.

It was a white grease.

I went to put my road tyres on this morning and noticed that there was some on the inside of r specs so I think it is fair to assume that whatever it was has nearly run out. There was not so much.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Brendon

Possibly from the wheel bearing?????

Its the cv boot leaking ive got same issue.!!

[QUOTE=rexzist1]Its the cv boot leaking ive got same issue.!![/QUOTE]


Thats what I thought but I am buggered if I could find a crack or any sign of the grease on it.

I'll have another look at it in the next couple of days.

Brendon

is it the front or rear wheels?

i have heard something bout you have to grease the swaybar endlinks when you install them.. it isnt the grease out of that is it? are the dust guards broke?
has it started to make a noise? cause if so it sounds like it needs regreasing?

[QUOTE=rexzist1]Its the cv boot leaking ive got same issue.!![/QUOTE]

CV grease insn't usually white (or doesn't stay white very long)

[QUOTE=Adam86]is it the front or rear wheels?

i have heard something bout you have to grease the swaybar endlinks when you install them.. it isnt the grease out of that is it? are the dust guards broke?
has it started to make a noise? cause if so it sounds like it needs regreasing?[/QUOTE]

It is the front right. Yes it has just had a new swaybar fitted but the grease has been flicked out. I.e. it has come from something that is rotating.

Brendon

leakin shock?

[QUOTE=E4LUTION]CV grease insn't usually white (or doesn't stay white very long)[/QUOTE]

Well your more welcome to come and see it for your self , its turned silvery white all over inside of my wheel.

[QUOTE=mr_psi]leakin shock?[/QUOTE]

I doubt it. Brand new Group 4's.

I will have another look.

I have a spare CV boot so I might try and change it tommorow.

Brendon

Definatelly sounds like a broken CV boot. Youd have a hard time finding a split anyway unless something tore a massive hole in it.

[QUOTE=SINISTR]Definatelly sounds like a broken CV boot. Youd have a hard time finding a split anyway unless something tore a massive hole in it.[/QUOTE]

Agreed but I would have thought that you would see where the grease was coming out.

Anyone konw what grease people are using?

Cheers

thats the thing with CV boots unfortunatelly, because they are made like a harmonica the tear is easily discuised, under rotation (same rotations as engine) the gap widens, grease oozes out, gets flung around and when you slow down the tear closes up, remainder mysteriously gets spread around so you won't see any grease just hanging around in a blob :P thats the way I understand it having similar problems on the cars.

Wheel Bearing Greese is the stuff - as for best brands I can't really tell.

Ok. I pulled the boot off a broken shaft I have to see how hard it is to dis assemble the shaft. The grease is white so I think it is safe to say that this is it.

Anyone got any ideas on how to dissasemble the shaft so that I can put a new boot on?

Cheers

Brendon

bash it of pritty much. there is a circlip on the inside of it so you just have to hit it of with a punch (long rod) on the centre part of the cv joint. don't bash the bearing cage

or you can get the outer joint off the shaft then just take the inner joint off. take the circlip off the end of the inner joint and slide the boots off/on. I think that we use lithium disulphide grease (spelling) with cv joints