New cv axles?

[Ljavi]

Hey guys,
2021 GTI, the car has been driving pretty wonky the past couple weeks so I checked it out today.
The passenger side inner cv axle has a bunch of grease around it and the driver side cv axle is making a clicking/clunking noise when you rotate the rotor

Does anyone know if I need new cv axles or if that noise is normal?

Car is in park with the front lifted up

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

2021… take that in for warranty that a big mess with an alarming amount of grease build up.

 

[Ljavi]

2021… take that in for warranty that a big mess with an alarming amount of grease build up.

The only downfall is I put in lowering springs a month ago so I know dealership is gonna put me at fault. Tempted to throw the stock springs back on and take it

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

What process did you use for the spring install? Depending on how you did it can def be the reason it’s happening

 

[Ljavi]

What process did you use for the spring install? Depending on how you did it can def be the reason it’s happening

I unbolted the passenger side inner cv and had to do the 2x4 method on the driver side because the inner cv joint doesn’t have any bolts

9/10 chance that it was my fault when I installed the springs

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

Yeah it looks like it’s leaking at the seam between the axle flange and the output shaft flange - Is say first step would be to unbolt re fill clean surfaces and bolt back, clean it and see if it’s still leaking. That could be excess from when you unbolted it and that side of the axle sat as the low point while you did the work

 

[Ljavi]

Yeah it looks like it’s leaking at the seam between the axle flange and the output shaft flange - Is say first step would be to unbolt re fill clean surfaces and bolt back, clean it and see if it’s still leaking. That could be excess from when you unbolted it and that side of the axle sat as the low point while you did the work

I’ll give it a shot, do you know any good ways to test if the axle is shot??