Q: Hello! I took my car to Toyota for an oil change, they told me my car's passenger side axle is spiting out grease. What exactly ne

asked by on July 25, 2017

Hello! I took my car to Toyota for an oil change, they told me my car's passenger side axle is spiting out grease. What exactly is needed to be replaced the axle or the boot or both?

My car has 30876 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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