2010 oozing grease from CV boot

Run it till it turns rotor blue from heat he he . Or close. Do nothing you have years to go the engine will blow before that drive axle causes you any problems unless you live in extreme horrid road conditions like outback

 

where is it oozing from?

 

Read post #1. It is very clearly stated.

 

There is likely a tear in the boot. It could be a pin hole, it will leak a lot.
Or is it leaking at the boot ends? There IS a difference.

There is a prodecure, Lot's of work. But you clamp the axel in a vice, cut off the clamps.
Slide the boot away from the outer joint. Then smack the outer joint with a hammer to pop
it off. There is a "c" clip that snaps the joint on the axel and holds it in place.

The slide the torn boot off, and the new one on. Put the clamp on first, then the boot, then slide
the larger clamp over the boot. Align the axel, and smack the axel end(install the axel nut first)
with the hammer until you hear it POP in place. Install new grease and slide the boot over the joint
and secure the clamps over the boot.

 

Aftermarket ones are not as good. No reason to replace the whole axel when you only need the boot.

 

The Car Care Nut’s take, albeit a full rebuild, not just boot replacement:

he advocates rebuild over replacement if possible. Would dealerships take this on, or no?

a possible business model: a shop selling rebuilt axles, taking yours as a core.

 

Clean off the boot with some Stoddard solution or goof off or it's active ingredient once clean you locate pin hole . Put a fresh dab of goop on that spot let it sit 30 min . Check it out now . Clean the mess off the rest

 

I have remanufactured axles on several of my Prius no problems at all I mean your axles have 200,000 miles on them I'm guessing . So buying two remanufactured or one remanufactured axle should be a no-brainer I don't everreplace boots n joints ever .I generally buy axles reman locally at driveshaft place . They make and balance my driveshafts for rwd