leaking upper front ball joints

Tacoma 2DW.

At 21,000 miles. I have never seen this on any "car" with this limited mileage. Leaking at the bottom edge of the rubber. They were not leaking at

17,000 miles. Dealer service says this is normal. Is it?

Tks, Paul

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Paul
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Do the ball joints have a grease fitting? If you put too much grease in it will leak past the rubber dust boot. If the boot is split it will leak as well. Sometimes as the grease gets warm during usage a very small amount will leak past the boot but it shouldn't be a lot. HTH, davidj92

Reply to
davidj92

no grease fittings. And left is not a small amount.

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Reply to
Paul

Is boot ripped or torn? Wipe off what's there and see if it stops. If its just seepage it okay. If it is getting on the brakes then its not okay.

Reply to
Wolfgang

no, it is coming out where the rubber seals into the metal.

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Reply to
Paul

Lubing ball jts and tie rod ends when it's very cold can cause problems since the rubber is stiff.

Reply to
Bubba

All toyota ball joints are lubricated for life -- you don't lube them any more.

Reply to
Wolfgang

Do you really lube when there are no fittings?

Reply to
Paul

How long is "life" when after 21k miles the grease is leaving?

Reply to
Paul

They should be good for a life of ~100k miles - unless you ford streams and play in the rocks and dirt. On older models you could remove plastic plug andscrew in zerk fitting but not on newer ones. Wipe it off and continue driving.

Reply to
Wolfgang

and after it has all leaked out and been wiped off?

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Paul

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