I bought this civic and I need to know the name of this part, under the engine. it seems to connect to the tire. call me a newbie, but this is the only way to learn. so help me out as much as you can. I got some pics on my website. i heard of "CV boot" or "Axle". whats the name of the entire piece. and how much would it be?

here is my site: http://www.geocities.com/csprogr34

working with a student budget i guess better days will come.

Thanks.

 

I'd love to answer your question, but those pictures are absolutely horrid for determining what part your asking about.

 

Looks like an axle to me...

 

Looks like a bad boot tear in the CV joint.

Boot goes from around $10. One whole CV joint is $120 if you don't trade in your old one. So if you deposit yours, it'll be $60 each. This is the price according to my 93 civic axles and boot, so yours may be less or more, who knows.

 

If your going to replace the whole joint, just trade the whole damn axle in. It's right about 60 dollars for Autozone axles with a lifetime warranty, and it's less work to pull the old ones and then pop the brand new ones in.

Just my .02.

 

hit up your local parts store for an axle... they are around 75 bucks with exchange

 

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That works well ricey, as long as you can get the axle in the tranny

 

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That works well ricey, as long as you can get the axle in the tranny </TD></TR></TABLE>

I've actually learned a pretty neat little trick about doing it. Get one person to lay under the car and push the axle into the tranny while a second holds pressure on the shaft of the axle. It'll slip right in.

 

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I've actually learned a pretty neat little trick about doing it. Get one person to lay under the car and push the axle into the tranny while a second holds pressure on the shaft of the axle. It'll slip right in. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I was actually refering to the axles themselves, just dont fit right...theres been numerious cases. Happened with my 90 accord when i got autozone axles...

 

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I was actually refering to the axles themselves, just dont fit right...theres been numerious cases. Happened with my 90 accord when i got autozone axles...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Really? I'd never heard of that, but I'm not saying it's not the case at all. I wonder how much of it is actually that the axles are trash and how much of it could be the workers there are very unskilled and may not know exactly what they're doing when they order things.

 

Cv Driveshaft get at any parts stores for bout 70-80 w/ exchange

 

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I've actually learned a pretty neat little trick about doing it. Get one person to lay under the car and push the axle into the tranny while a second holds pressure on the shaft of the axle. It'll slip right in. </TD></TR></TABLE>

OR just put the axle nut on the axle ( just enough to cover the threads) and give it some love taps with a rubber mallot or hammer

 

ive never had ANY problems with axles going into place. sometimes you just need to pull them out a lil bit and then shove them in. i dont recommend a hammer for this...