[Vwdiesel] Oil in CV Boot

[Roger Brown]

"H.Hagar" wrote:
> 
> inner cv boot was full of gear oil   Could this lack of oil have caused any damage?
> 
> Kevin  could you explain a bit more ?
> 
> A dry joint would have been worse IMHO.       Anyway tell us that your tranney is full
> of lube.
> 
> How many miles on tranney  ----?       I had one here that was full of oil ----I never
> worried about it -- and it still works ----no humming.      Those noises can be PIA stuff.
> 
> In the archives you can find some nifty tools (made at home) and how to change seal.
> 
> If it does not drip oil to the outside ----- why worry ? .   At least you know that spline is
> getting lube.And the balls are lubricated.

One worry is that gear oil does not work well as a bearing lube, so if it thinned out the grease too much, the wear on the balls and races inside the CV could have been increased.  If the bearings and races are not pitted, its probably OK.  I've had wheel
bearings fail on my 4WD when the inner axle seals leaked, letting gear oil wash out the grease around them.

-- 
   Roger