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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / November 2006CV joints premature wear in 91 Integra
Need suggestions as to why the CV joints in my 91 Integra have both worn out so quickly. Had the right side replaced in Sept'05 at 111,500 miles. Had the left side replaced in Oct'06 at 121,800 miles. Had BOTH sides replaced Yesterday at 122,800 miles. The left side was particularly noisy, and you see it wore out in [just over] 1,000 miles ! Is this a problem of the garage using poor quality replacement parts, or is there something else wrong that is casuing the CV joints to wear out so fast?? thnx pb >Need suggestions as to why the CV joints in my 91 Integra have both worn out >so quickly. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >thnx >pb Just a Wild Assed Guess... LUBRICANT?!!!!!???? There has to be lube in the CV joints, yeah? I mean, otherwise it is metal on metal. Inside the rubber boot I mean. Lube. CV Joint Lube or some similar poo poo. Lg WAG the tail >Need suggestions as to why the CV joints in my 91 Integra have both worn out >so quickly. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >there something else wrong that is casuing the CV joints to wear out so >fast?? More likely the fault is with the driver. Don't accelerate hard when turning and you won't wear them out so fast. On 11/15/06 2:10 PM, in article slrnelmt1p.b1n.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net, "AZ Nomad" <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote: >> Need suggestions as to why the CV joints in my 91 Integra have both worn out >> so quickly. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > More likely the fault is with the driver. Don't accelerate hard when turning > and you won't wear them out so fast. Why would you say that? If he got 111,000+ miles out of the originals and only 1,000 on the replacements, it seems obvious that either the replacement job was totally botched or they used inferior parts (or both). > On 11/15/06 2:10 PM, in article > slrnelmt1p.b1n.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net, "AZ Nomad" [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > only 1,000 on the replacements, it seems obvious that either the replacement > job was totally botched or they used inferior parts (or both). Sounds like he got some "spray and pray" replacements. Rather than remanufactered units, the cores were just cleaned up with new boots and grease. Bob > Need suggestions as to why the CV joints in my 91 Integra have both > worn out so quickly. > Had the right side replaced in Sept'05 at 111,500 miles. > Had the left side replaced in Oct'06 at 121,800 miles. 'Cause you let the boots split on the originals... > Had BOTH sides replaced Yesterday at 122,800 miles. > The left side was particularly noisy, and you see it wore out in [just > over] 1,000 miles ! > Is this a problem of the garage using poor quality replacement parts, Yep. Also, one mistake some mechanics make is forgetting to let some air into the inner boots after the shafts are installed. Forgetting that causes a kink in the rubber boot, which splits wide open very rapidly. Shouldn't have let the original boots split. They can last 300,000 miles.  SignatureTeGGeR® > Shouldn't have let the original boots split. They can last 300,000 miles. By doing... what? >> Shouldn't have let the original boots split. They can last 300,000 >> miles. > > By doing... what? By changing the boots before they split, of course. Have a peek at them each time you're under there doing an oil change. It takes about two years from the first sign of cracking to an open split in the boot. Lotsa time to save your premium-quality OEM Honda CV joints. A boot change is about the same price as replacing the entire axle with an aftermarket reman, but if you use new OEM Honda replacement boots, you might go another ten years with no more trouble. Ever seen aftermarket remans go ten years without any trouble? SignatureTeGGeR® |
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