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Torn CV joint boot & Steering? - 2/20/2008 1:09:29 PM

ffdsmokeeater

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I'm new to the board... I have a 99 A8 4.2L quattro 118k, Love it to death. I just recently had the drivers side cv joint boot replaced and I just noticed that the driver side boot is torn. At the same time here I have noticed it has become very hard to turn the wheel... Almost like the power steering is gone. I checked the power steering fluid and it is full. The funny thing is when I turn the car on the steering is fine but once I drive 10-15 feet then the steering is stiff. Any ideas what the problem is?

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RE: Torn CV joint boot & Steering? - 2/20/2008 1:14:26 PM

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replace the cv boot and check the power steering fluid level ( a cv boot wouldn't disable the power steering )

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RE: Torn CV joint boot & Steering? - 2/20/2008 1:18:06 PM

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I checked the fluid level and it is full. My question is could the dry cv joint cause stiff steering?

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RE: Torn CV joint boot & Steering? - 2/20/2008 1:30:22 PM

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yes

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RE: Torn CV joint boot & Steering? - 2/20/2008 3:58:45 PM

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ok great... that is what i needed to know. Any suggestions for a temp fix until I can get my car
into the shop. What I am doing now is re-filling the boot with bearing grease.

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RE: Torn CV joint boot & Steering? - 3/12/2008 9:48:59 PM

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ORIGINAL: ffdsmokeeater

ok great... that is what i needed to know. Any suggestions for a temp fix until I can get my car
into the shop. What I am doing now is re-filling the boot with bearing grease.

re-filling the boot is pointless, and a wate of goot money. best advice is to: STOP driving it and get it in for repairs, NOW!!!

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RE: Torn CV joint boot & Steering? - 4/27/2008 6:48:17 AM

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Better to take it in (or DIY) now, or you may have to replace the whole axle rather than just the boot or maybe just the CV joint.

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