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Re: CV joint boot grease leakage
| jim beam | 21 Dec 2007 03:33 |
> 96 EX Accord w 150k miles. On right inner & outer & left inner cv > joints there is a grease leak from the ends of the boots. Boots are [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > on the facing & backing surfaces & right where the boot/clamp there is > seepage. Any ideas? by close inspection, you need to determine the cause of leakage. if you have the original honda shafts, and your boots have not been changed before now, they're almost certainly failing - it's highly unusual for oem honda shafts to be leak any way other than because of a cracked or damaged boot.
regarding the cost of repair, brand new aftermarket shafts, no core charge, are under $100 each and they take about 10 minutes each to change. repairing the oem shafts, while a better technical solution because they're better quality and last longer, costs a lot more because the parts are expensive and there are multiple hours of work involved. while driving, you'll be challenged to tell any difference. and financially, most of the time, the significantly lower cost of aftermarkets, even though they don't last as long, mean you're still ahead.
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| KR | 20 Dec 2007 18:39 |
96 EX Accord w 150k miles. On right inner & outer & left inner cv joints there is a grease leak from the ends of the boots. Boots are good & the boot clamps look ok. Why/how is grease getting out? No typical bad cv joint symptoms yet. Garage recommended new half axles - apparently nobody changes just boots anymore because of the labor costs. Before I go that route I'll get a lot more miles out of these - at least until they start clicking. I've not heard of grease leaking from good joints/boots. It's the vertical sling out pattern on the facing & backing surfaces & right where the boot/clamp there is seepage. Any ideas?
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