[Shotimes] CV Boot Torn

[Donald Mallinson]

ideally, NO driving time would be best.  Every inch you 
drive allows more grease to fling out, and more dust to get 
in.  It takes very little time to ruin a CV joint once the 
boot is torn.

Get it fixed ASAP, and be sure they remove the axle, totally 
clean and inspect the joint.  Replace if in doubt, the cost 
of a new one is minimal compared to putting in a bad one and 
taking it back out later when it starts making the front end 
wobble all over the place.

While there, go ahead and clean/re-lube all of them, and put 
new boots on everything.  I did this when my '89 had just 
75,000 miles on it, now over 100,000 miles later, (and those 
are pretty hard miles with lots of racing) I have had zero 
CV joint problems.

Don Mallinson

bobsteig@att.net wrote:
> A quick question; while getting my oil changed and coolant flushed yesterday, 
> I noticed the r/h side cv boot is torn. (second time in 3 years) How long do 
> I have in terms of time and/or mileage before I have to address this? I need 
> to drive about 300 miles this weekend and don't have the time between now and 
> Saturday am to do it. It's not supposed to rain and I won't be driving 
> through dusty conditions. Also I don't think it's been torn for very long, 
> there's no grease on the inside of the tire or wheel yet.
> 
> Thanks, Bob (BB-NYC '89)
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