i was messin with my suspension on the right side (1993 honda civic)
i got these busted cv boots and all of a sudden this round thing fall out of the cv boot
its like a small metal doughnut with a pivoting piece inside
i can see it was attached onto the axle
can anyone tell me what this is and how bad my problem is?

thanks


Modified by nomoshing at 8:21 PM 8/9/2007

 

are u talkin bout the roller bearing????

 

i think so
there was the one that fell out and i think i can see others attached to the axle also
the boots like ripped wide open

 

The boot holds in oil to keep the joint lubricated. If it's been like that a long time, its prolly pretty fucked. Has it been making clunking or grinding noises?

 

nope

the boots wide open for a while but the nearing jus fell out

so what kinda consequence am i lookin at and all?

take it to a shop?

fix the boot?

 

You risk your joint seizing and snapping the axel off. How much time before that will happen, will be determined by your environment such as dust, dirt, roads, etc.

 

what parts do i need to get this fixed?

do i need just a new boot+grease

or an entire axle?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nomoshing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what parts do i need to get this fixed?

do i need just a new boot+grease

or an entire axle?</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you can inspect it and know for SURE that it's not messed up or severely dirty inside, you could get away with adding more grease and a new boot/clamp. Good chance you're gonna just trap in sand/dirt in there and eventually it will still lock up. Most will just recommend that you replace the axle. You just never know.