Ok I was putting H and R springs on today and everything went well until I pinched a hole in the CV boot. The CV axle was out of place because I didn't support it i guess. It only did it on the passenger side. So I pushed it back in place but it put a pinhole in the boot and it leaks. Does anyone know what I can do? Its not covered under warranty and it would be alot to have a shop replace the axle. Thanks

 

if its a pinhole you can clean the area up and use some silicone. ive done that before, usualy (but not always) works.

 

Maybe just replace the boot?

 

Ya replacing the boot seems like my only option if the rubber sealant i used doesn't hold. I'm just worried about how much it would cost to replace the boot. Boot is like 10 bucks but the labor is what im worried about because you have to take the whole cv axle off to replace it.

 

use some JB WELD its like epoxy but this is more flexive. they sell it at any autoparts store like autozone,pepboys,or kragen. just clean it up with thinner and sand it with rough sand paper, and let it dry all night. ive used this on 1/2 inch cracks and it never gave me any problems.

 

Ya i put JB Weld and some other weather stripping sealnt as well so I'm going to see how that holds up.

 

lol, i did the same thing on my stage 2 axles. im just letting the grease run!! hell yea. oh and i have a brand new cv boot that bought but i never put it on... i bought it on ebay for like 12 bucks... go buy one

 

I have a hole to in my passenger side. just lazy to fix it and or i forget about it until i have to wash the damn wheels again! LOL

 

there is a how to vid on you tube how to replace the boot.

 

Can the boot be replaced without taking off the whole cv axle? Is there anyway to just take off like the half shaft?

 

that im not sure.

 

probably not my passengers side boot was torn and I had it replaced free of course I had a new clutch put in so I got it done as a good will boot was like 10 bucks labor would have been around 100 or so

 

wow that sucks. Labor around 100 dollars....

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZoa1hTM74U

this nice you chap will show you how....lol then you can see if you capable or wanna pay labor.