grease on inside of both front wheels

**dodgeguy** · 10-18-2009 09:06 PM

I saw grease on the inside of both front wheels on a 2005 sti i'm thinking of buying.The cv boots looked good.what could be causing this? The car is immaculate otherwise and nothing seemed bent or cracked.

**ScubieSubie** · 10-18-2009 10:03 PM

take off your wheels and fully inspect the cv boot and axles. If it doesnt look torn, maybe the clamp/o-ring came off the boot causing it to leak

**pzr2874** · 10-19-2009 03:47 AM

Sure it's grease and maybe not brake fluid.?

**Jusino** · 10-19-2009 07:24 AM

maybe the previous owner did maintenance and over greased it... and then driving around it just splattered on the wheels due to sintrifigal force... lol

**06WRXturbo** · 10-19-2009 07:16 PM

Sounds like the outer cv boots are split/torn and throwing grease. Did you check all 4 cv boots up front?

**bigg1115** · 10-20-2009 03:29 AM

defanatly cv boots split mines the same at the min

***Trainrex*** · 10-20-2009 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Jusino

maybe the previous owner did maintenance and over greased it... and then driving around it just splattered on the wheels due to sintrifigal force... lol

Centrifugal

Originally Posted by 06WRXturbo

Sounds like the outter cv boots are split/torn and throwing grease. Did you check all 4 cv boots up front?

Outer

Originally Posted by bigg1115

defanatly cv boots split mines the same at the min

Definitely