Where is this grease coming from???

tenminutes said:

I've had this 2019 Yukon Denali with 40K miles one week. Yesterday I had a 1.5" spacer installed in the front lower strut and an alignment at an speciality shop in Dallas. Today I noticed grease on the paint, the wheels, then I located a ^&%$ ton of grease under the IFS steering boot that connects to the hub. I don't see any gaping holes in that boot and I've cleaned this thing twice and been under it, never noticing this mess. You'd think the offroad shop would have notified me of this which makes me think it's happened since I left there last night at 6:00 pm.

Any ideas what this is and where it's coming from?

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89Suburban said:

There's your hole dawg.

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Doubeleive said:

And pretty slim chance in hell it happened from "wear" with that low of mileage, that's "fresh damage"

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PNW VietVet said:

Nailed it!



I don't see a shop covering that. Right or wrong, I just don't see it.

That can look fresh simply because of the clean looking grease coming out of there. Is it likely the shop, sure, but I just don't think they will step up and cover it. I could be wrong though and wish you luck.

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tenminutes said:

The shop was very cool about it. Ordered a new part and is putting it in tomorrow. They aren't admitting fault but see that logic would put them as the culprit since this car just went through extended warranty cert with a fine tooth comb the week before. I had the dealership look at it to see if my extended warranty would cover, and they said no. $750 quote. Bottom line it's good to see small businesses treating the customer with respect and if anyone needs a lift shop in the Dallas area I'm happy to share my specific contact at this place. I'll be going back to them for sure.

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