Originally Posted by xcntrk75

Just wanted to chime in here as I’ve dealt with a number of high-whp CV axle issues in my past…

You guys do realize that once the boots are torn and the grease escapes the joint is no longer lubricated and eminently prone to failure. Simply repacking, rebooting, and rebanding doesn’t help the joint if it’s already damaged from the lack of lubrication. Once those boots tear, the centrifugal force slings the grease out pretty rapidly so there’s only a limited amount of time to catch the issue and repair the boot before damaging the joint. And the thing is, you usually don’t know the axle is damaged until you begin to hear the clunking and binding from the joint which means the damage is already done and the entire axle must be replaced/rebuilt.

Routine inspection of your axle boots is the only way to verify their condition which could lead to failure. Once you hear one clunking it’s too late.