QUICK_AG

Yesterday I installed my new differential and also installed the Motoklasse driveshaft spacers (my car is lowered with espilir springs). After going through the break-in period and raising the car back up on a lift to change fluid, I noticed grease (not rear-end fluid) under the rear area. I inspected the cv boots fairly closeley and was unable to find a tear or hole in any of the cv boots. Is it possible that by installing the Motoklasse spacers that I have compressed the halfshafts and they are spiining out excess grease? Please no flames. I am unsure as to where this is coming from. Any suggestions or help woukd be great. Thanks.

xviper

Check you diff mounts. They are liquid filled.

SpitfireS

xviper Posted on Aug 13 2006, 06:41 PM
That fluid is red, right?

Ek9

If they're spinning out grease, you should be able to see a line of grease on the body where it's flung away from the CV's. At least my CV's did that before I replaced the boots. I was never clear if they leaked because the boots were loose or there was too much grease in the them. I still get some grease seepage around the edges of the boots. Not enough for me to worry about though.

What's the chance you cut a balljoint boot?

xviper

Yes, but by the time dirt and crud get on the grease, it can be brown to near black.

QUICK_AG

I'm pretty sure the stuff is grease, as it has a dirty bluish-green tinge. I was not aware that the diff. mounts were liqued filled. I will check those out also and there is a significant amount, enough to be worried about in my opinion. Also there is no odor to this stuff so I know its not diff. fluid.

xviper

If that's the case, it's likely CV boot grease.

QUICK_AG

I'm going to re-check the cv boots again and see if I can find a hole or cut. Thanks for the input.