pcolache

I have a 02 ES 300 with 242K miles. It recently started vibrate/shake at highway speed. I was changing the oil yesterday and noticed a pile of goop. Its kind of under the axle. Any help will be appreciated.

hypervish

Likely a ripped CV Boot.

I'd get the entire axle replaced, soon. Looks like most of the grease has made it's way out. Wouldn't risk rebuilding it, no telling how much dirt got in.

pcolache

I did a quick look while I was under the car and didn't notice any rips or tears. I'll have to give it a closer look. I was told by a friend that it may be the axle. Thanks

pcolache

Any other suggestions on what my could be my problem? I want to order the axle, I can't find anything out of the ordinary under the car. I just don't want to order an axle if it's something else. Thanks in advance.

Mythotical

No. There are no other suggestions. That is absolutely your cv boot. Think of it like an unevenly loaded washing machine in the spin cycle, all of the grease is flung to one side and the boot is stretching way out while it spins thus causing the probably tiny hole to stretch out and open up releasing the grease. Then relaxing back when you stop to look at and making the hole nearly undetectable.

pcolache

Thanks. I did order it.

pcolache

Just wanted to update this. Last weekend I changed the axle. It did have a tear in it. The car rides much smoother. I also had to change the tire that was on the bad axle. Thanks for the help guys.

speedkar9

Did you encounter any difficulty in removing the passenger axle from the bearing? Its usually frozen on there tight.

Why did you have to change the tire?

pcolache

Yes, it was frozen. It took some work to remove it. After the axle was changed, I could notice that the tire was choppy. So it was replaced. All is good now.

I did replace the plugs on Wednesday. Wow, that wasn't fun. The car had 244K with the original plugs.