02 Durango 5.9L AWD 153k

Two weeks ago I got new tires and an alignment at Firestone. Well today I decided to take a look at my noisy brakes and found a huge mess on the back side of my front driver side tire, brake caliper, wheel/fender splash guard (??), and CV boot. I don't see a tear in the boot but the grease does appear to have been "slung around"...

It is brown and gritty (grit may be kicked up off the road). It is not a fluid... feels like a thick greasy lube. Anyone have any suggestions? Here are a few pics.

 

So I decided to change the entire cv shaft. Having problems getting it to separate from the front differential. Instead of separating at the splines, the splined part inside the diff started to come out of the housing. How big of a problem is this? and how in the world do I get this axle off?

 

Good pics, tells the story well.

I haven't pulled one on this truck, but it should pop out if you pry a bit. You wanna get a second on this.

 

I have heard of this before and I believe the member just pulled it and seporated it on the vice then reinstalled. Then install the new shaft with a little grease on the splines. You do NOT want to drop the front diff!

 

I know nothing about differentials. Will it damage anything if the splined portion comes completely out of the differential? Someone told me that a gear may drop or misalign...

 

Did as you mentioned, Hydra... Worked! It's just a six inch shaft splined on both ends. The splines at the cv axle were rust -locked together.

 

God I'm good!.........

 

be careful you dont get stuck in the doorway on your way home tonight . . .


(also a good thing you upgrade to a v10, the D wouldnt have had the power to drag that ego around for very long . . . )

 

What are you talking about on the way home? He's home now! He quit his job to become a professional know-it-all! That's how he's been living! LOL! Yeah, he needed the extra room to carry around his inflated head and ego!

 

I have a special button on the right side of my neck that I press to deflate my head!.....


As for the ego, the truck isn't big enough that's why I'm having to go to 4.10 gearing!