cv boot ripped ;(
01-20-2011, 08:30 PM
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Is this CV boot only present on the X model? I have RWD and so I assume I don't CV boots on the front wheels. Am I right or wrong?
You don't have CV boots on the front wheels since you have no front axles but you'll have them on the rear wheels.
01-20-2011, 10:59 PM
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You don't have CV boots on the front wheels since you have no front axles but you'll have them on the rear wheels.
Yup this is why i wish i was RWD everything is better ohh well i am gunna get coil overs. Their is a better Suspension rate lol which deff helpsas in springs just suck
03-06-2011, 10:25 AM
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anyone still have this kind of problems lol, just wondering.
03-06-2011, 03:08 PM
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I gotta check my rear cv boots. Hawaii roads look like Swiss cheese I always hit a pot hole or two.
03-06-2011, 04:25 PM
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I'm on Eibachs pro kit. My local shop told me I need the whole axle replaced! So far it drives normal, no weird noise yet. How much did it cost you to get it done?
Thats because your local shop has no clue on how to replace the boot.
It's a very easy job.
03-06-2011, 04:30 PM
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I gotta check my rear cv boots. Hawaii roads look like Swiss cheese I always hit a pot hole or two.
Pot holes dont rip CV boots. Its an old wife's tale.
Most of CV boot damge used to be caused by tow trucks that would hook their safety chains under the lower control arm.
Wear is another factor, as the boot is constantly flexing at the pleats.
Another is a foreign object cutting the boot, the the rotation causes it to rip further along the pleats.
If the car is lowered excessively the angle of the joint will cause the boot to wear faster at the pleats.
04-14-2014, 05:51 PM
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Thats because your local shop has no clue on how to replace the boot.
is this something that can be done at home?
04-15-2014, 04:23 PM
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is this something that can be done at home?
There are CV boot repair kits that allow you to replace the torn one without having to remove the axle.
Won't help if the bearing is shot, tho...
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