Type of Grease for CV boot ?
02-11-2003, 11:11 AM
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Type of Grease for CV boot ?
I need to repack my outer CV boot on the GSR w/ grease.. the boot is fine. Just the band wasn't tight enough.
What grease should I use as I already used up the Honda grease that came w/ the boot.
Can I buy it at Discount or pep boys or something ?
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What grease should I use as I already used up the Honda grease that came w/ the boot.
Can I buy it at Discount or pep boys or something ?
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02-11-2003, 11:18 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (X2BOARD)
When we replaced my roommate's rotors... there was the cv boot grease ALL over the fenderwell... his boot must've gone bad. Anyways, do you guys know how hard it is for the repair? Or the costs involved? Thanks guys...
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02-11-2003, 11:29 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (integobsession)
It's not too hard... you need a Helm's (shop) manual so you don't miss anything. You're gonna get your hands really dirty and greasy and you should at least know how to change your own suspension. (shocks, a-arm...etc) You'll need to dissassemble the axle... if you're not comfortable w/ it... don't do it..
Type of grease anyone ?
Type of grease anyone ?
02-11-2003, 11:36 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (X2BOARD)
When I replaced my boot, I got a kit from Acura. Had the boot, bands, various rings and a bottle of CV joint grease. I'm guessing it's a special type of grease since it was yellow...? I would try the dealer first. HTH
02-11-2003, 11:38 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (X2BOARD)
good old regular axle grease is fine...thick stuff...real sticky....get at any parts store...it's black but comes in different colors....dark green, dark blue..
take your pick..
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take your pick..
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02-11-2003, 01:44 PM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (X2BOARD)
The ones I've done have been on VW & Saabs, & the grease is moly-disulfide based. I'll guess Honda might be the same? Its real black, & almost runny. It takes about a week to get it off of your hands, & you'll NEVER clean it out of your clothes.
http://www.thesaabsite.com/Saabsitefluids.htm
It's most of the way down that page, one 90gram tube for each outer CV joint on a typical VW or Saab. Inner joints sometimes take 120g.
http://www.thesaabsite.com/Saabsitefluids.htm
It's most of the way down that page, one 90gram tube for each outer CV joint on a typical VW or Saab. Inner joints sometimes take 120g.
02-11-2003, 02:32 PM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (Eva01)
When I replaced my boot, I got a kit from Acura. Had the boot, bands, various rings and a bottle of CV joint grease. I'm guessing it's a special type of grease since it was yellow...? I would try the dealer first. HTH
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02-12-2003, 06:36 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (integobsession)
When I replaced my boot, I got a kit from Acura. Had the boot, bands, various rings and a bottle of CV joint grease. I'm guessing it's a special type of grease since it was yellow...? I would try the dealer first. HTH
How much did you end up paying for that at the dealership?
How much did you end up paying for that at the dealership?
02-12-2003, 08:22 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (Eva01)
well i just bought a cv boot yesterday, it came with both clamps and the greese and it cost 10 buck from discount (it was for a 95 accord)
above is courtesey of AcCO12D95 and https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=413230
1. Raise the car up
2. Put car on jack stands
3. Remove Passenger Tire
4. Remove that huge center bolt
5. Remove the steering knuckle (not quite sure) it's in the center on the bottom of the lower control arm. You might need a puller (Free tool rental from autozone). Or if you have access to a lift and a hammer you can hit that out like i did, without hitting the threads!.
6. Pry axle out carefully with a flat head.
7. Then from there remove the old boot, and clean it up with some good degreaser and get all the rocks and stuff out. You might need to remove the inner boot to change the outer boot, that's the problem I ran into, so I just changed the entire axle for $70.00 from autozone with lifetime replacement.
8. One thing, it's much easier changing the entire axle, well for me it was...
2. Put car on jack stands
3. Remove Passenger Tire
4. Remove that huge center bolt
5. Remove the steering knuckle (not quite sure) it's in the center on the bottom of the lower control arm. You might need a puller (Free tool rental from autozone). Or if you have access to a lift and a hammer you can hit that out like i did, without hitting the threads!.
6. Pry axle out carefully with a flat head.
7. Then from there remove the old boot, and clean it up with some good degreaser and get all the rocks and stuff out. You might need to remove the inner boot to change the outer boot, that's the problem I ran into, so I just changed the entire axle for $70.00 from autozone with lifetime replacement.
8. One thing, it's much easier changing the entire axle, well for me it was...
02-12-2003, 08:34 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (jmx2323)
Yeah, if you've never done similar work or are not comfortable w/ it... you CAN just buy an axle from a parts store for under $100.
But I much prefer Honda quality for something like a drive axle... IMO.
If you do the boot, make sure you either have some time on your hands or a compressed air tank. You'll want to clean the joints with a solvent and dry it before reassembling w/ new grease.
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But I much prefer Honda quality for something like a drive axle... IMO.
If you do the boot, make sure you either have some time on your hands or a compressed air tank. You'll want to clean the joints with a solvent and dry it before reassembling w/ new grease.
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02-12-2003, 03:16 PM
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when I bought a remanufactured axle it came w/ a pack of grease (which I didn't expect)... it was a special order so I had to pay for it first and didn't get the part until later... since I didn't expect it to have a pack of grease. I went and bought a tub... it was made by valvoline and its black in color and it says it can be used on CV boots, steering components, suspension etc... I don't have the exact name but I know its made by valvoline and I got it at autozone....
if you really want to know/need to know the name I guess I can look in the garage tonight when I get home..
if you really want to know/need to know the name I guess I can look in the garage tonight when I get home..
02-12-2003, 07:51 PM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (gsr-2nr)
i used mugen grease when i redid mine
Does Spoon make some ??? j/k...
So should I go with some aftermarket grease like the one at Autozone OR Cut off a finger and hand it in to Honda for some grease ?
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02-13-2003, 04:05 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (X2BOARD)
... OR Cut off a finger and hand it in to Honda for some grease ?
BTW, you should need 90 to 100 grams for each outboard, 120 to 130 grams for each inboard joint. My Helm book doesn't exactly say what kind, so maybe Hondas aren't so hardcore about the type of grease.
02-14-2003, 09:42 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (JimBlake)
... OR Cut off a finger and hand it in to Honda for some grease ?
Its really that expensive for grease?? Isn't the kit with the boots & everything only $30?
BTW, you should need 90 to 100 grams for each outboard, 120 to 130 grams for each inboard joint. My Helm book doesn't exactly say what kind, so maybe Hondas aren't so hardcore about the type of grease.
Its really that expensive for grease?? Isn't the kit with the boots & everything only $30?
BTW, you should need 90 to 100 grams for each outboard, 120 to 130 grams for each inboard joint. My Helm book doesn't exactly say what kind, so maybe Hondas aren't so hardcore about the type of grease.
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02-14-2003, 10:55 AM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (X2BOARD)
I'm about to go out to lunch break from work, grab some grub, then go home early for the day 
when I get home I'll look for the tub of grease that I bought and post up the exact name of the stuff... if I recall correctly it was under $5 for a tub the size of a tub of butter...
I should be home in about an hour.. so I'll check what its called and let you know..
when I get home I'll look for the tub of grease that I bought and post up the exact name of the stuff... if I recall correctly it was under $5 for a tub the size of a tub of butter...
I should be home in about an hour.. so I'll check what its called and let you know..
02-14-2003, 01:17 PM
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OK i just got home and like I promised, I checked on the grease that I bought.. its called Valvoline DuraBlend (no not the motor oil) Grease... it comes in a tub that looks like Crisco or a tub of butter.. the product is in a silver and black tub/packaging... its a black grease and it says its Moly fortified ingredients or something...
it specifically says on the packaging that is was designed for Japanese and European cars and that it is to be used on Suspension, CV boots and joints, steering and braking components..
if I remember correctly it was $5 or less...
hope this helps...
it specifically says on the packaging that is was designed for Japanese and European cars and that it is to be used on Suspension, CV boots and joints, steering and braking components..
if I remember correctly it was $5 or less...
hope this helps...
02-16-2003, 04:18 PM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (sa21199)
ot but just curious...how long can you drive around with a ripped cv boot?
Trouble is nobody knows just how long thats gonna be.If you get crud in there, the CV joint tears itself up. Then you have to get a new joint, not just a boot.
If you knew when it actually ripped, then you never drove in the rain, never got any dirt from the road... It doesn't take much dirt to mess up the joint, & usually you don't know how long its been ripped.
02-16-2003, 06:13 PM
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ? (GSRaCeRbOI)
OK i just got home and like I promised, I checked on the grease that I bought.. its called Valvoline DuraBlend (no not the motor oil) Grease... it comes in a tub that looks like Crisco or a tub of butter.. the product is in a silver and black tub/packaging... its a black grease and it says its Moly fortified ingredients or something...
it specifically says on the packaging that is was designed for Japanese and European cars and that it is to be used on Suspension, CV boots and joints, steering and braking components..
if I remember correctly it was $5 or less...
hope this helps...
it specifically says on the packaging that is was designed for Japanese and European cars and that it is to be used on Suspension, CV boots and joints, steering and braking components..
if I remember correctly it was $5 or less...
hope this helps...
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Re: Update - Type of Grease for CV boot ?
If you're new to replacing CV boots, as I am, here's some of what I found on the type of grease for CV Joints.
Honda has been selling a different grease for the inner and outer CV Joints. Inner is part #08798-9003 and it's the yellow stuff. Outer is part #08798-9007 and from what I can tell, it's a moly based grease.
Prices are similar for outer and inner grease, but I have some recent prices for the Outer CV Joint Grease, as I need to do one: Honda dealer list is 16.46. Bernardiparts.com is $12.84 but shipping is $12.99; AcuraPartsWarehouse.com is $11.86 with $10.65 S&H, HondaPartsNow.com is $11.56 with $9.96 S&H; and HondaPartsUnlimited.com is $13.04 but S&H is only $3.92 making them the cheapest overall. These shipping rates don't go up much if you add more, so if you need it for all four joints the cost/tube would be less. I only have experience with Bernadi and have had good luck with them.
To complicate things, Honda is apparently moving towards just one CV grease for both outer and inner, and it's number is 08798-9070. It popped up as superseding the part number for the outer grease on some searches, and I think I saw somewhere that it's a moly based grease.
There are several vendors of aftermarket CV joint grease and I think all of them only make one type for both inner and outer joints. They usually run in the $5-6 range, although someone else mentioned a tub of Valvoline CV grease they bought for about $5which would probably be enough for several.
I'm doing a pack next week, and I'm probably going with the CRC Sta-Lube CV Joint Grease from O'Reilly's for about $5 a tube.I think a tube will be easier to use than packing the joints out a tub, but I'm sure either will work. Most of the other vendors use a plastic pouch package which also looks pretty easy to use - just squeeze like you would the tube.
As noted elsewhere, you need to clean the old grease out very thoroughly, especially if you don't know what was in there originally. Different types of greases can interact when mixed and break each other down into a soupy liquid that loses its lubricating properties. If your CV joints/boots are original, you could probably get away with a little less thorough cleaning if you go with the appropriate Honda brand grease.
Honda has been selling a different grease for the inner and outer CV Joints. Inner is part #08798-9003 and it's the yellow stuff. Outer is part #08798-9007 and from what I can tell, it's a moly based grease.
Prices are similar for outer and inner grease, but I have some recent prices for the Outer CV Joint Grease, as I need to do one: Honda dealer list is 16.46. Bernardiparts.com is $12.84 but shipping is $12.99; AcuraPartsWarehouse.com is $11.86 with $10.65 S&H, HondaPartsNow.com is $11.56 with $9.96 S&H; and HondaPartsUnlimited.com is $13.04 but S&H is only $3.92 making them the cheapest overall. These shipping rates don't go up much if you add more, so if you need it for all four joints the cost/tube would be less. I only have experience with Bernadi and have had good luck with them.
To complicate things, Honda is apparently moving towards just one CV grease for both outer and inner, and it's number is 08798-9070. It popped up as superseding the part number for the outer grease on some searches, and I think I saw somewhere that it's a moly based grease.
There are several vendors of aftermarket CV joint grease and I think all of them only make one type for both inner and outer joints. They usually run in the $5-6 range, although someone else mentioned a tub of Valvoline CV grease they bought for about $5which would probably be enough for several.
I'm doing a pack next week, and I'm probably going with the CRC Sta-Lube CV Joint Grease from O'Reilly's for about $5 a tube.I think a tube will be easier to use than packing the joints out a tub, but I'm sure either will work. Most of the other vendors use a plastic pouch package which also looks pretty easy to use - just squeeze like you would the tube.
As noted elsewhere, you need to clean the old grease out very thoroughly, especially if you don't know what was in there originally. Different types of greases can interact when mixed and break each other down into a soupy liquid that loses its lubricating properties. If your CV joints/boots are original, you could probably get away with a little less thorough cleaning if you go with the appropriate Honda brand grease.
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Re: Update Type of Grease for CV boot ?
I just looked at HondaPartsUnlimited.com and now they are automatically substituting the 08798-9070 CV Joint Grease for when you try to add 08798-9007 (the original outer CV joint grease). They still let you add the inner joint grease 08798-9003 to your cart.
Not sure if that means that they are just selling down their inventory or what.
Not sure if that means that they are just selling down their inventory or what.
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Re: Type of Grease for CV boot ?
94eg, thanks for the recommend. I'm still debating on the grease. But I did buy the Honda boot kits when I replaced the boots a few months ago. But Honda included only the yellow grease 08798-9003, which is listed in their parts lists as for inboard joints, in the kits.There was none of the moly (black, I think?) grease for the outer boots 08798-9007 (replaced now by 08798-9070). I'm still wondering about that, and whether the yellow inner grease is thinner than the outer joint grease - and whether that may be contributing to the leakage from the outer boots.