hi ho silver

I tore the lower ball joint while trying to take the knuckle off my eg. I noticed it has that c-clip snap ring thing and honda has a part number for the rubber boot alone on the microfiche. Has anyone changed it? Do you just take it off, and pack the new one with grease and slip it on+snapring??

94EG8

I Did one before, just like you said, take the old one off pack it with grease if you lost any amount (CV joint grease would be ideal) put it back on and reinstall the snap ring. Take the part number to honda btw, most parts guys aren't even aware that you can buy the boots separately.

nothing_shocking

I'm pretty sure I saw that Energy Suspension makes covers specifically for those joints... Those should fix the rip and should be a bit tougher than the plain rubber crap.

hi ho silver

thanks guys, i was searching through the forum and everyone was sayin that you couldn't replace the boot alone. glad i asked

rick_rabies

you can replace the boot. the engergy suspension boots are super tough and thick but they do not clamp on in anyway. so they could get dirt in them.
to replace the ball joint you need a massive hammer to knock it out.
and jus hammer in teh new one from the top.