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Old 10-24-2016, 08:56 PM
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It's GKN for axles and boot kits etc

Came in to post that WW2 bomber drone above 40mph is indicative of a bad wheel bearing. I did both a few years back.
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Old 10-24-2016, 10:03 PM
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You obviously don't want to fix this. You keep saying it isn't making noise anymore and now you want to wrap a inner tube around it. For Gods sake, just f'n sell it or go buy a honda. This is a basic repair, and the fact you let it go so long is proof you have no intention of repairing it correctly. I get sick of people using duct tape on a $60K dollar car. And it is an older car, it needs maintenance. Just sell it
Can't say I disagree. LOL, I've done some temporary "workarounds" on vehicles in the past, but nothing as ghetto as wrapping an innertube filled with grease around an axle.
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No. The CV joint is wearing at an accelerated rate because of the contaminates, the noise going away isn't a good thing and does not mean that it is no longer wearing. Worst case it seizes up while driving.

Just have a local shit shop replace the outer CV joint with that $50 one for a couple hundred bucks.

Here is a link to the parts
https://www.fcpeuro.com/BMW-parts/X5...03&m=228&e=180

Thanks for the info, are you saying I should get these two?
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...15-31607565316
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...em-31607507402

or did you mean I should get these two :
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...kn-31607565313
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...kn-31607565314
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Old 10-25-2016, 01:59 AM
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Either get the entire axle Assembly or a replacement CV joint. Just a CV boot kit isn't going to help you.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...kit-3144980005

And like others have mentioned you may need a wheel bearing.
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I understand you want to keep the costs down. The labor to remove and replace the boots is more than just removing and replacing the entire assembly. If you think about it, for both jobs you need to remove the assembly. Then, if your doing the boots, there is the additional cost of that work.
If you look at ECS tuning or Pelican Parts you can get an entire assembly for about 80 each. They are not as good a quality and won't get you another 213k but will work for your time frame. Probably a couple of years.
If your boots are good or you catch it early, then repacking with the correct grease and new boots on a high quality setup is the best solution. Typically the joints don't wear if they stay packed with grease, it's what occurs when they tear and get driven, such as your case, that destroys them.
The cost to do the labor is the biggest variable. Can't help you there, my idea of reasonable is about $100/hr (California sucks in that regards). I would shop around, check that you can supply your own part. Many shops won't. If they do, know that they will not warranty the part.
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Typically the joints don't wear if they stay packed with grease, it's what occurs when they tear and get driven, such as your case, that destroys them..
Thanks for the response, I read somewhere the symptoms of the damaged cv joints are, shaking, clicking noise when turning. I have none of those symptoms.
what are other symptoms I should look out for other than, clicking noise and shaking?

Another question is, what is the correct type of grease, is wheel bearing, high temperature grease good enough?

I am planning to temporary grease it up and wrap it with an elastic band, and if I get any more symptoms I will just rpelace the whole shaft.

because the mechanic over phone told me, if outter boots are torn, the inner boots will be torn sometime soon.
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You're in Minneapolis. In about a month you'll be in the shop getting the whole thing replaced when it's packed full of sand and salt.
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Old 10-25-2016, 02:19 PM
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Do it right or do it twice (or more often in OP's case)

don't be a cheapskate with these cars or just sell it
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Just make a new boot out of duct tape
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Just make a new boot out of duct tape
Or, when it breaks apart, the inner tube let's go and the axle breaks and he rolls the thing down a snowy ditch......f'n tool. I am out on this one. The most ridiculous thread I have seen in a long time. Rubber bands and inner tubes.....classic
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