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HiLux problem

Tech talk for Hilux

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HiLux problem

Post by greenhilux »

I've got a 2000 model hilux (IFS). this morning i noticed that grease had been flicked up under my wheel arch. On closer inspection there was heaps of grease flicked on the lower arm and bumpstop aswell. I cleaned it away and had a close lookat the boot, but i cant see where the hell its coming from.

Anyone had the same prob, or have any ideas??

Cheers,

Mark.
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Post by greenhilux »

found the problem, was a split in the CV boot near the outer circlip. Have to get it replaced. No doubt i'll have to sell a kidney to pay for the price that toyota will be asking.
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Post by eliteforce32 »

i may be wrong, but if u have oil coming from that area and the boot is cracked check ur cv's dude u way have sanpped one :armsup:
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Post by greenhilux »

Its grease mate, not oil. I'll have a look as its a good possibility i may have snapped one. No telltale signs tho. 4wd works perfect and no noise.
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Post by plowy »

that happens alot when the torsion bars wound up to adjust the car hieght

and after drivin on sand it chops them out too
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Post by pegasus »

Just get a new boot from Repco, I think they are like $15 or something. They are not much anyway.

Have a go at replacing it yourself. You can do it without removing the shaft from the hub as well.

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Post by -Nemesis- »

I didn't think of that, I just took both shafts out to do my 4Runner. Although it'd be a messy/fidly job trying to do it up under the truck i guess..
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Post by phippsy »

Years ago when I busted a cv boot on my Subaru, I cleaned up the split (was only small) really well and used a bike tube repair kit to patch the break. Was still holding together 6 months later b4 I got rid of it.
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