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Sounds like you have driven it for awhile with the boot ripped. No grease in boot. Wonder how much grit you got inside the joint? If it was me. I

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Sounds like you have driven it for awhile with the boot ripped. No grease in boot. Wonder how much grit you got inside the joint? If it was me. I would replace the joint. Wouldn't want to take a chance that one of the balls got damage. Chances are you will never see the damage unless you get lucky.
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Wouldn't want to take a chance that one of the balls got damage.
Why does that sentence make me cringe.
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