Grease inside left front wheel on '03 RS6

[Corse998r]

I pulled my left front wheel off the other day to check out my brake pads and the inside of the left front wheel is covered with grease. The other wheels are fine. Any thoughts or suggestions? Sorry I just got the car recently so I'm not really familiar with some of the issues with these cars. Thanks for any help.

[nubcake]

Most likely a torn CV boot.
http://www.denlorstools.com/autoblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CV-Boot-Torn1.jpg

[hahnmgh63]

Yea, the outer front CV boot is the most likely culprit. They are the most common to go on any car since they do the steering as well as up & down.

[Dmb408]

Yea almost CV for sure. Had that happen with mine shortly after buying too. I think it was surprisingly cheap to have my indy in Chicago do at the time, like maybe only an hour of labor and a 75 dollar kit if my memory serves.

[Bigglezworth]

As mentioned numerous times, it's your outer C/V boot. You can replace just the boot for a nominal $25.00-30.00 plus a couple of hours. You can also either remove the entire shaft to perform the repair, or repair in place on the car. The first method requires disconnection of upper control arms, tie rod, and brake caliper along with removal of the axle shaft hub bolt and the 6 triple head square bolts at the transmission output shaft. The second method eliminates requirement to decouple the axle from the output shaft, but can create a some frustration with cramped quarters assocaited with remomval of the outer joint since you need to use a hammer and drift to push the knuckle off the interior compression clip.

[Turbowned]

Just in case the first four replies were insufficient... it's a torn axle boot. ;)

[kruat]

As mentioned numerous times, it's your outer C/V boot. You can replace just the boot for a nominal $25.00-30.00 plus a couple of hours. You can also either remove the entire shaft to perform the repair, or repair in place on the car. The first method requires disconnection of upper control arms, tie rod, and brake caliper along with removal of the axle shaft hub bolt and the 6 triple head square bolts at the transmission output shaft. The second method eliminates requirement to decouple the axle from the output shaft, but can create a some frustration with cramped quarters assocaited with remomval of the outer joint since you need to use a hammer and drift to push the knuckle off the interior compression clip.

Couldn't said it better myself. Im an Audi tech, and while I hate doing cv boots, I perfer to take the whole axel out. Sometimes a little extra work is worth the time and lack of frustration.