The Grenadier Forum

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to contribute to the community by adding your own topics, posts, and connect with other members through your own private inbox! INEOS Agents, Dealers or Commercial vendors please use the contact us link at the bottom of the page.

Houston, we have a problem. Its the CV boot. +Mossy Houston Update

GN4HIR

Grenadier Owner
Forum Donor
Lifetime Supporter
Local time
2:21 AM
Joined
May 5, 2024
Messages
259
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Do we have a poll, list or some other tally of how many CV joints have gone to that great drivetrain in the sky? I need to get on that list. And, maybe that list needs to go to NHSTA.

Mid March, in preparation for the long drive to and from Moab, I had Mossy Houston put my factory springs back on and install the full Rival skid plate package. If there were any signs of CV trouble, they certainly would have seen it and said something.

Last week I crawled under the truck to see where I'd made use of the skid plates. I hit a couple of the control arm covers, rode my driver side rock slider a bit, and slightly dented and scraped my front factory skid plate. Nothing too serious, everything did its job. I do need to rattle can over some of the wounds before they rust.

However, when I reached up and around the skid plate to cop a feel... I was shocked to find the rubber had broken and spewed out its contents. Yes, it was the CV boot, front driveshaft, T-case side.

I texted Trevor at Mossy. He got me in and out mid March in a day, certainly he could fix this ASAP. No reply. After a couple of days, I called Mossy, only to learn Trevor was gone. Greg is now Service Director. The guy I spoke with asked me if my truck was lifted as Ineos was denying those claims, he conferred with a Tech who asked if my CV was making noise (it isn't), and then told me I shouldn't drive it and they can't fit me in for a week or more. I explained this is my daily driver. Greg has emailed me to say they will see what they can do.. and so I wait. I failed to ask if they had driveshafts in stock. They did tell me they couldn't fix my cracked windshield for at least 3 weeks when more are scheduled to arrive.

The backup in service may (I hope) be temporary as Greg just took over and I'm sure their is some disarray in service. Time will tell.
 
Rusnak Pasadena is replacing mine as I type. No 12,000 and no lift. It does have a fair amount of miles on dirt and has been well articulated. I'll start the pole if I can figure out how to do that.
 
Front driveshaft, transfer case cv boot was just replaced by Sewell. By that, I mean the entire front drive shaft was replaced and had to be shipped from EU. Took about two and half weeks to get approval from Ineos to warranty the job and get the part.

Daily driver, no lift, 15k miles, maybe ten hours off road but nothing hardcore.

I think it's wild that I can buy replacement boots and fix this myself, but that it voids the warranty if I do.
 
Forgot to update this.. I did get in to Mossy, they gave me a loaner. I knew they had a driveshaft in stock but after a week, I called to see what was the delay... well, they had to send info to Ineos (about suspension and tires) to get a warranty approval. Once that was approved, it was out in a day. My failure happened on stock springs, 33" tires, at 15.5K miles, almost all of which was on road
 
Front driveshaft, transfer case cv boot was just replaced by Sewell. By that, I mean the entire front drive shaft was replaced and had to be shipped from EU. Took about two and half weeks to get approval from Ineos to warranty the job and get the part.

Daily driver, no lift, 15k miles, maybe ten hours off road but nothing hardcore.

I think it's wild that I can buy replacement boots and fix this myself, but that it voids the warranty if I do.

How would they know, the terra joint is virtually identical and once dirty from use the only distinction is that the back half is not crimped on. Regardless, I'd pay $175 for a new joint rather than have the truck sit for weeks at the dealer. The new joint wont void any other warranty on the truck anyways.

Use the stock bolts if you want to keep it looking factory.
 
Back
Top Bottom