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ChattavegasSE

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I started to paint the passenger side brakes (did the drivers side yesterday) so I pulled off the front wheel. It felt really dirty and grimey inside. Bwah? Look at the inside of the rim, sure enough it's full of crap; dirt, rocks, grease. So right away I thought the wheel seal or bearing was gone. I threw the wheel out in the yard and looked behind the brake rotor. There is a tiny cut in the CV boot and all the grease had slung out; all over the underside of the caliper, the steering tie-rod joint, everywhere.


I just got my car back from the dealer from getting a new left rear axle. Now, 3 days later, I find that my right front axle outter CV joint is running dry; for who knows how long. There's no slop in the joint, though. It's still solid without any play; but the lack of grease means it's only a matter of time.


Back to the Hyundai. :(
 
sorry to hear about this issue again. I thought I recognized the screen name on SU. (yes I know you told me that you were over on SU, but i simply forgot)
 
My brother-in-law has a Speed3 thats been in the shop many times now. He bought it brand new and so far it has had: new turbo, new passenger CV axle, computer recalibration, mystery rattles, new ignition coil, and exhaust smoking. The dealer has been great about giving him a loaner, but they usually take more than one try to repair half the problems. But others I have talked to about the Speed cars have had good luck. I guess they all cant be perfect. At least my brother-in-law didnt get a cheap Hyundai for a loaner. Hes had only Mazdas (CX7 or V6 Mazda6). Good luck!
 
The front boot has been torn for a long time. The grease is dried to the rim in some places, and the thick dirt over top just shows how long it's been there. I doubt they did it, it might even be possible I bought it like that 3-4 months ago. I rotated the tires anyways, and the clean rim I put on the front is still clean; so no more grease is coming out, which further suggests this happened a while ago. Still, you'd think they'd notice that while it was on the lift getting the left rear axle put in. :(


I'm going to ask for something else to drive. My fiance's mom is looking for something bigger/newer than her Acura 3.2TL so I'm going to ask for a Mazda 5 to test drive while they've got the car. I'm waiting on them to call me that they've got the part to fix mine first though.
 
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