Front drive shaft spitting grease

[jvkintheusa]

So my front drive shaft CV at the transfer case is spitting grease but the boot is intact. What could be the issue?

 

[Dokatd]

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So my front drive shaft CV at the transfer case is spitting grease but the boot is intact. What could be the issue?

Did you check the whole circumference of the boot. They usually fail in one small section first. Then they open up fully later.

 

[Brandtnm]

There’s a split. You just can’t see it. Maybe needs centripetal force to open, maybe use your fingers, but whether you see it or not-
replace that joint ASAP!

 

[jvkintheusa]

I was on my way to Florida and camped in Talladega National Forest and decided to check the driveline after about a 5 hour drive on paved backroads and some gravel forest service roads. Prior to departing, I had checked the CV boots and no grease was observed. Most driving was below 55 mph. Upon inspection after arrival at the campsite, I observed the grease that was swung out of the transfer case side CV. I decided to limp back home ( about 115 miles ) that evening thinking that traffic was minimal at night so I could drive slow. I was able to make it home driving no faster than 40 mph and stopped about every 10 miles to check on the CV. This morning I dropped it off at Regal here and asked them to remove the Eibach lift and replace the front prop shaft to improve reliability - one of the reasons I bought it.