Inboard Drive Shaft Boot Leaking Grease On Rear Driver Side

[AJMX824]

I have a 2020 Talon R, and around 120 miles I noticed some grease coming out of the inboard drive shaft boot on the rear driver's side. It's only coming out next to where the clasp is for the boot band, but it's enough that it's slinging some grease on the frame and engine. I took it to my local Honda dealer (04/16) and the guys were very nice and came outside to the parking lot to take a look at it. They looked at it and since nothing was wrong with the boot itself (nothing torn or cut), and just a little bit of grease around the edge, they said that amount may have been some excess grease that was next to the band since it is packed with a ton of grease around 170 grams or so. They said to clean off the grease and run it again to see if more comes out. They said if more comes out that they would probably only replace the band and it'll be OK. So this weekend I added another 70 miles on the Talon and you can see the photos from 04/19 that it's still doing it. It's not a lot, but wondering if anyone else has had this problem and if that amount looks like it's only from excess grease that's not on the other side of the band.

 

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[hondabob]

I had it on both sides on my 2019 Talon. You can carefully tap the boot clamp down slightly to fix the leak. The tool can distort the clamp and lift it up enough to allow the grease to leak. After you run it awhile the grease will liquify and leak.

 

[dankathyc]

I had the same problem on both sides (mines a 2019). I was a long way from a dealer, so I put worm gear clamps over top of the factory clamps to finish the month long ride with intentions of dealing with it when I got home. They're still there and working well. I believe my mine leaked a lot more grease than yours looks like.

 

[Carl7777]

I had the same problem on both sides (mines a 2019). I was a long way from a dealer, so I put worm gear clamps over top of the factory clamps to finish the month long ride with intentions of dealing with it when I got home. They're still there and working well. I believe my mine leaked a lot more grease than yours looks like.

Did you find a fix for it? My 2021 is doing same thing

 

[DRZRon1]

replace clamp - search band clamp tool\etc...

 

[Dankathy]

Did you find a fix for it? My 2021 is doing same thing

Ran it a lot of miles that way, this was my first talon and i no longer own it so this memory is gone. If i had to guess, i would say it had around 3000 miles when i did the worm gear clamps, it was right at 16,000 when i sold it, still working well. I see no problem with the ace hardware clamps, i believe honda uses what they do only for ease of manufacturing and consistency

 

[P1K5Dave]

The Oetiker clamps that come from the factory are the best clamps, hands down. Those universal banding tools and straps are horrible in comparison.

As Hondabob said, they might need a gentle tap right there at the joint. If not installed completely, they can have a small lift fron the boot there.