Ok, so what causes a CV Boots to rip??....
I noticed awhile back that both my CV Boots are busted
No clicking thumping or anything and its been broken for awhile....

 

Driving the car all the time, and having rocks and other crap fly up there and over time rip into the boot, which leads to the boot expanding and ripping more on its own and you then lose all of the grease on the joints in there (thus the big goopy mess under your car and the clicking sounds that follow).

 

Wow thats it....haha

I thought it was from abusing your car and blah blah....
I dont abuse mine so I was like WTF!!

Thanks man!!

 

there are other factors that cause rubber to degrade. Ozone etc... but yeah they eventually just tear.

 

Now would be the time to replace that CV boot. Once you start noticing noise, that means it'll need rebuilding. Replacing the boot is alot easier and CHEAPER that rebuilding it.

 

Yup, it sucks.



I'm about to get the boot rebuild kit and do a write-up on it. I hate having oil or grease under my car. It was dry as hell under there...until now.

 

A lot can mess up a cv joint. Spinning your tires.. Bumping a curb.. Hitting a pothole.. Everyday use. It's a pretty common thing to happen, actually.

 

CV joint boots are no different than any other part of your car...sooner or later everything wears out and when the boots wear out they rip and throw grease everywhere.

 

i thought it was from lowering your car too much and driving it low for a long period...

 

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sometimes it rips 3 weeks after installing new ones. why?

i can only think of bad suspension setup.

 

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sometimes it rips 3 weeks after installing new ones. why?

i can only think of bad suspension setup.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I would have to say that if that happened, the boot could have been damaged during installation or someone's running an extreme drop on their car where the axles are on abnormally steap angles causing the boot to rub the cv joint itself until it ruptures.

 

It could be a defect in the rubber. Also, if oil gets on the rubber, it hardens and then tears, just like everything else rubber under your hood. Think of all the oil, coolant, and **** that hits the boots just driving down the road. It seems to me they should have come up with a better material by now, like neoprene or something, considering that by the time you noticed the torn boot, its time for new axles.

Why rebuild? Just get the lifetime warranty axles.

 

How long can you go with ripped cv boots until the axels are busted to

 

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no one can really answer that. Too many variables. How you drive, how badly ripped, how much dirt and water gets in them....

Just replace them.

Find a place like Driveshaft King in Dallas that does not grind out hot spots or weld up worn spots.

AutoJoke (zone) axles are welded up/ground down, They're ok...for awhile. For $59.99 or so

 

Once they start clicking they're done

 

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i went 7 months without changing mine from the first time it started clicking i ended up getting new axles but right before i did the clicking was so loud i could not hear my music on a fairly low setting

and i also thought it was caused by lowering your car and driving it lowered extended periods of time...

 

if you pull your steering wheel all the way to a side..n go in reverse you'll feel your car rock up n down. ive busted my CV boots plenty of times..n thats how i always found out..you'll feel it..doesnt really cost much..n over time CV boots do that..

 

man fock cv boots

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IncrediVTec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">man fock cv boots</TD></TR></TABLE> Yeah mine are ripping too

 

I was under my car looking for a minor oil leak coming from the general area of the oil pan when I noticed both of my front cv boots were torn (it looked recents still lots of grease inside and no noises) could that be related to the oil?

 

First off, do everyone a favor and never bump a 9 year old. Second off, no. Two completely and totally different systems, with at least three systems between them.