Black gunk
08-11-2003, 12:13 PM
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Black gunk
Oka on my drivers side brakes theres a bunch of black gunk all over the place.Im not sure what it is.Can someone help me? and let me kno how much it will cost to fix it.
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08-11-2003, 12:22 PM
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Re: Black gunk (spoonef)
Your cv joint boots are cracked open. This causes the grease in the joint to spew out when the axles rotate (when you drive the car). You might be able tho get away with just replacing the boots, but it's usually recommended that you replace the axles when this occurs. When the boots are totally open like that it allows dirt and debris to enter the joint which eventually destroys it. If you want to just re-boot them, the Honda boot kits are about $65 per axle (for inner and outer boots). Cheaper if you go aftermarket (of course). The labor to put them on is what usually kills people. I'd recommend just buying a set of reman aftermarket axles (they usually have lifetime warrantys) and putting them in. It will save you some labor$$. The whole axle is usually around $50-100 depending where you get them.
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Hope this helps
to the above post. i can clearly see the busted boot. get new axle or have
08-11-2003, 02:37 PM
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Re: Black gunk (DubbleD)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DubbleD »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">o replacing the boot is fun 
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thats right,
</TD></TR></TABLE>thats right,
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08-11-2003, 03:18 PM
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Re: Black gunk (DubbleD)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DubbleD »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">o replacing the boot is fun </TD></TR></TABLE>
That's why you buy new axles and say screw it. Much easier.
Chris
</TD></TR></TABLE>That's why you buy new axles and say screw it. Much easier.
Chris
08-11-2003, 04:20 PM
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Re: Black gunk (JapTendencies)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JapTendencies »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
That's why you buy new axles and say screw it. Much easier.
Chris</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yep...it's not worth it to take the axle out just to replace the boot. Plus if the grease has all come out the joint probably has considerable damage that warrents replacement.
That's why you buy new axles and say screw it. Much easier.
Chris</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yep...it's not worth it to take the axle out just to replace the boot. Plus if the grease has all come out the joint probably has considerable damage that warrents replacement.
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