89Rex2NV

Hi guys, my 93' Civic Si's passenger side CV boot is ripped right in half. I noticed a bit of a clunk this morning while I was making a turn and when I went to look behind the wheel when I got home, I saw the ripped boot.

I have to work for the next 3 days for 12 hour shifts, 40km from my house. I really need the hours, so I need to know if my car will be okay to drive until Monday when I'm off for a couple days and can get a rebuilt halfshaft put in, or will I be the cause of a horrific accident on the highway?

I'm supposed to be leaving for work in an hour and half from now...what do you guys think?

THC07

go to work, itll be fine. replace it when you can.

turbociviccoupe

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vi3tromanc3r

mines ripped and i've been riding on it for awhile now.

attentionwhore

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bmoua

my girls cv boot is ripped too...seems okay haha just haven't got the $ to replace the axle...

GoldCoin

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try not to ride on it to long though.. it could snap your axle depending on how long its been like that and weather

truevietluv636

i had my cv boots on both driver and passenger side rip on me, drove it for three to four months with nothing wrong.... went to kregan and got some cheapo ones with lifetime warrenty when i swapped my tranny.


Modified by truevietluv636 at 3:22 PM 2/2/2007

MonkeyBoy668

If you're paranoid, and the boot isn't missing any pieces, you can pull the tear together and tape them together with small pieces of duct tape. It's a complete jury rig and you should replace the boot ASAP but it would get you through a few days.

If part of the boot has been ripped off, so theres a gaping hole, then that's out.

If it's only a couple days, and you currently don't have any CV problems, then it should survive a couple days of exposure. CV joints rarely have spectacular and unexpected failures, they normally get increasingly worn, which causes they to make increasing amounts of noise. Unless it goes from quiet to wailing (well clicking) banshee over the next few days I wouldn't worry about it.

bart2546

Agreed with all previous posts and if you're missing a HUGE part of the boot and can't do the tape method, go to a local auto store and get the "split boots" They're a PIA to get the itty bitty screws and nuts in them since they have to go on once they're wrapped around the axle but squeeze an assload of CV joint grease in there and seal 'em up adn you can probably get a couple months out of them.

Hybrid-Fusion

A clunk usually represents a balljoint, not a CV. A click usually represents a CV. Just make sure you replace it.

MJ0LNIR

Long ago, a few years removed from my current wisdom, I drove on some cv's that were worn well beyond the point of clicking. The car still worked fine.

I also learned that this is a pretty easy repair though. Go grab a whole new axle (reasonably cheap from autozone or whatever, and much easier than re-packing a cv joint) and take a day and do it yourself.