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Cd · 06-26-2008, 12:17 AM

I'm currently putting around ... maybe 35 or so miles on the car in a months time ( just to keep the car from falling apart ), so no rush at all to get this done.
Also, I called a shop or two and one fellow stated that I might as well just drive the car as is.
He said that unless I hear 'clicking' sounds when I turn corners , not to worry about it.

Since he made it sound like it was no big deal, I think I might go ahead and clean out the dirty grease ( it's not that dirty really but I want as little grit as possible in there ).
I'll just replace the grease with new grease ( do I need a special type, or is grease ...grease ? )
I'll then try and seal the gaps in the CV boot.

Thanks for the help folks !

06-26-2008, 12:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	I'm currently putting around ... maybe 35 or so miles on the car in a months time ( just to keep the car from falling apart ), so no rush at all to get this done. Also, I called a shop or two and one fellow stated that I might as well just drive the car as is. He said that unless I hear 'clicking' sounds when I turn corners , not to worry about it. Since he made it sound like it was no big deal, I think I might go ahead and clean out the dirty grease ( it's not that dirty really but I want as little grit as possible in there ). I'll just replace the grease with new grease ( do I need a special type, or is grease ...grease ? ) I'll then try and seal the gaps in the CV boot. Thanks for the help folks !