harley06

When i was driving my outer passanger CV joint boot got torn and oil is all over my rim. It is starting to squeak a little bit and I heard that I should just replace the whole axle instead of just the boot. Is that correct? Can I just buy a axle from autozone with life time warrenty??

ATEJ8FTW

yes, its easier to replace the whole axle. go to autozone and get some... they offer warranty plus $ for your core exchange i believe.

i'll try to find the diy link for you.
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here ya go https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=382416

EL Vap133

Hardest part is getting the axle nut off and putting the new axle hub into the tranny. Other than that it is just wrenching away.

lakers6902

true that, it was a bitch puttin that **** back in my tranny, haha spend like 15 minutes on that, was yellin and crap.
just wondering, u guys know wat will happen if a car doesnt replace the cv axle? ive heard diff stories

harley06

should i replace both sides? or just the one with the torn boot

ATEJ8FTW

it's good upkeep if you replace both since you are already down there but their is not problem with just doing one side.

i would just replace one side and do the other when its torn.

harley06

can i just replace the boot? or is that more work then just changing out the axle

what should i look for at autozone?

ATEJ8FTW

yes you can just replace the boot but it will probably be more hassle than replacing the whole axle.

there was a guy that did that and it ended up being a long process.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1763106

Farmer Brown

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You said it was squeeking and it seems like its been a while so all sorts of road dirt have probably gotten ground into the joint. It would be best to replace it.

harley06

yeah thats true.. well i dont know where the squeak is coming from, my brakes or the axle.. most likely the axle though

ATEJ8FTW

if you were to go the boot route, you would have to clean all the dirt off real well.

is the noise present all times or when you use your brakes? brakes sounds like screeching sorta like pads rubbing against the rotor versus axle has this click sound to it.

harley06

the squealing is only there when im accelerating from a stop then it'll go away

ATEJ8FTW

does not sound like the brakes. but my axle sound wasn't a squel and was occured when i hit like a pot hole and sometimes 24/7.

harley06

well i'll find out when i change my axle

harley06

the squeak is getting louder, and it only happens when i accelerate from a stop until i hit like 40mph then it stops

Hatchy-Ownzjo0

I've replaced at least 6 axles in my car in the past 4 years, and I have a bad axle again. It wont hurt to ride on it if it's the cv joint that messed up or torn. I'd say for the majority of the time I've been driving my hatch at least 1 of the axles has been fubar'd.

I'd just replace the whole axle with a lifetime warrenty axle from napa or autozone. It should only take like 45 minutes to change once you get the procedure down.

Farmer Brown

So as long as we're on this, how do you guys go about getting the Lower ball join back together? I had to take a chissel and hammer some cuts around the cylindrical part that fits into the knuckle to keep it from turning.