here is what is the problem. What should i do?

 

anyone with ideas?

 

either your axle boot failed OR ur cooking ur axle man...u gotta get the dump routed away or wrapped or something BUT you gotta swap that axle out before it fails on you and then it can get real expensive

 

uh oh thanks, any idea on how much it would run me for parts and labor?

 

Umm maybe 200 for the axle, 1hr to swap it out ($100) and for the exhaust...i dont know if it needs work or not, not sure if its causing your axle to over-heat or your axle failed on its own
Even its due to the dump tube location not sure of the best solution as I just have a vf39 on my car:lol:

 

are used axles reliable? or should i just get a new one?

 

If you are hearing a clicking tapping sound already the axle is on its way out. I would not drive on it any longer than I had too, and have it looked at immediately. It sounds like the boot is ripped and the grease is just shooting out the boot during driving, and if she goes dry you will have some bigger problems. Now for the dump tube, it is way too close to your axle and you must have it routed away from the boot. It must have cooked the boot and made it split with the excessive heat that the exhaust throws off. Right now you might just be looking at a boot replacement which is fairly cheap, but any more wear on the axle you will be getting deeper in that pocket... alot deeper! Good luck!

 

Looking at the pic there is no grease between the ribs were boots normally tear. I'd say the dumptube is cookin the boot right around the strap.

As already stated... once it starts clicking the axle is toast so look for a new or used one if your on a tight budget.

If its a 38mm vband just rotate the dumptube... if its a fixed flange you will need the tube modified.

 

damn, OK well i ordered axle already but how would i go about fixing the dump tube?