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Several months ago I installed a 2inch rough country level up front. Been hearing a little clunk last couple days. Pulled the wheel and found this....no visible damnage to the boot cover. Greese seems to be spraying out... Any suggestions...avoiding the dealership since I installed the level lol. They’ll try to say I voided warranty.
I'd clean it all up and inspect a little further. Judging by the amount and location of that grease, I'd say it's leaking where the boot meets the hub side. Almost looks torn there, but hard to tell. Your dealer would certainly blame it on the level kit.
Ah, good ol' levels. Tried them twice on my trucks, both removed because of the problems they caused. I had my level removed before I took it to the dealer for front end work.
As said, clean it up and have a look. I would suggest getting a replacement clamp (they are easy to get and install) and removing the clamp to have a good look at the boot. My Cobra Mustang had the same sort of leakage and after removing the clamp and cleaning everything I couldn't find any problems with the boot, so I just added some more grease (special CVJ grease) and installed a new clamp and done. Even if the boot is torn, you can re-clamp it and then make plans for a permanent fix. Plenty of internet suppliers for replacement boots and if you don't want to do a DIY repair, then buy a rebuilt axle from Dorman or find a shop that specializes in CVJ repairs.
If it was me, id remove any after market parts and then take it to the dealer under warranty.
This right here sounds like fraud. Why try to hide what was done by removing parts? Any good dealer will be able to tell that the items were recently wrenched on, and can assume from there. As with any modification, we have to assume risk when we deviate from stock.
Yes, the dealer will have to prove that the modification affected or caused the failure.... which shouldn't be too hard, given that a leveling kit changes the stock angle of the axle.
That said, i would own up to it and replace the shaft. ***** happens.
This right here sounds like fraud. Why try to hide what was done by removing parts? Any good dealer will be able to tell that the items were recently wrenched on, and can assume from there. As with any modification, we have to assume risk when we deviate from stock.
Yes, the dealer will have to prove that the modification affected or caused the failure.... which shouldn't be too hard, given that a leveling kit changes the stock angle of the axle.
That said, i would own up to it and replace the shaft. ***** happens.
I just said what I would do, Im not saying its right or wrong, but I do sleep well at night. OPs condition could have been caused by the lift, but many others have run the same lift with no problems. It could easily have been caused by some other defect that had nothing to do with the lift. If it was absolutely caused by the lift with no other doubts then yes it would be fraud, but there is enough evidence that the lift may not be the sole cause, so to me thats not fraud. If the mech working on the truck saw it was worked on, taking your suspension apart and reinstalling it does not invalidate the warranty.
There’s no guarantee the level caused that. In fact, I’d be shocked if it did. 2” is the bread and butter height and a bazillion people have it with no issues and tons of miles That said, just take it to the dealer and pay to have it fixed, maybe you’ll get lucky and they’ll cover it....or do as some of the others suggested and take a look yourself. Parts fail. It’s life. Could have been a bad clamp. Or bad boot.
Not really fraud I don't think. Put it back to stock, take it to the dealer and see what goes. If they ask you about any suspension mods, then I guess it boils down to an integrity test. If they know it had a level, I'm sure they'll flag it in the system.
Front end problem
