[Vwdiesel] Oil in CV Boot

[Nate Wall]

I suggest leaving the final drive seal alone if it is
not leaking. Its expensive and difficult to replace.
The flange cap seal is leaking on yours--Just replace
that. Its easy and cheap. If you replace the final
drive seal and the flange has a groove worn into it,
the new seal will most likely leak. You need to
replace the flange too. The flange is $100 from VW and
the flange seal kit is $25 from VW. Also, a special
spring compressor is needed to compress the flange
spring to release the tension to allow "C" clip
removal and installation w/ special pliers.

--Nate
--- kevin.jack at primus.ca wrote:
> Hi guys, 
> 
> Lately I had been noticing a hum coming for the
> front drivers side of my 
> car. I was pretty sure that it was a cv joint, so I
> let it go for a few 
> hundred kms. Yesterday I got the Bentley out and
> took it apart, and the 
> inner cv boot was full of gear oil. It was not
> leaking so I never noticed. 
> 
> The only seal I saw was the final drive seal. Is
> this the one to change? I 
> think I will change it anyway while its all open. 
> 
> 
> Now my questions are: 
> 
> What seals should I change? Is there an underlying
> cause of this that needs 
> correction? 
> 
> Could this lack of oil have caused any damage? 
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> Kevin
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