Damn, CV boot is torn!

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Old 12-14-2008, 07:32 AM
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Default Thanks alot!

Good info on that strut mount, thanks! Will it make a difference that my car is lowered?
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:15 AM
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Default Outers are cake! two hour job tops!

worth doing before you drive it much more
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Default they'll last longer than you think with a torn boot but..

by the time you hear bad clicking it's probably too late.. if you catch it early, it can be saved.. when you do the boot, REALLY clean the bearings, the cage, and the cub so you get all the debris and old grease out. check your other boot, if it looks old, dried up and starting to crack.. do both sides and you can swap the left joint over to the right and vice versa so wear the opposite side of the joints.

I have never done this, but have heard it works.. and it makes sense to me and can't do any harm.
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mor stuff and messy but imho easier than getting the inners off after 23 years in place
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Default Makes sense to me as well.

Thanks for the tip!
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Like others said, just replace the axle.. I just did mine last weekend. 75 dollars! partsamerica.com
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Partsamerica, got it thanks!
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