Got under my car last night to do some stuff and noticed my CV boot has a small hole in it. mad.gif

Looked online and found this kit

http://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/WC/161...eek+Google+Base

Is that a good price for it or should I look elsewhere?

 

replacing a boot is a PITA. I've done it with extremely foul results. I ended up having to replace the entire axel. This is what I'd recommend to start with unless you have a shop.

You should look into a split boot and some silicone to seal it. I will never mess with a CV boot again.

 

replacing the CV boot requires removal of the CV and pressing it back on.

 

Drive it until the joint starts clicking then replace the axle? If you feel like it, squirt some grease in the hole to prolong the life of the joint a little more. You can get 10,000s of miles more out of it before it fails, if you're lucky.

 

well, if we're going to half-ass it, you can put a bike tire patch over it.

 

+1 for the split boot, never thought of the bike tire patch idea I woudl say extra rubber cement if you go that route. But the split boot works fine if the cv joint is still in good shape and you don't run through many corn fields.

 

A split boot WILL fail eventually. I'd try a rubber cemented in place bike inner tube before I pulled off an otherwise sound CV boot.

 

Split boots are illegal in some places now
Just buy a axle and call it a day its like 80 bux and you get a lifetime warranty

 

Illegal where?

 

in NM they are illegal