CV boot hungry ... ?

Aggggggghhhhhhhh!!

I need help please!! Does anyone know why I would be going through CV boots like nothing. Recently, It seems like I have to replace the outboard CV boot way too often. Is every 2 years weird? On the passanger side it was a complete half-axle replacement and on the drivers it was a boot replacement. Either way, both of them needed to be replaced after 2 years. Any info/suggestions would be great!

thanks in advance guys

dont wheelspin out of juntions or do burnouts?

Nah...that sounds about right...

One thing I do to help them is to make sure I get a hose (pressure washer if I go to a car wash joint) and spray all the road grime/salt, etc... off the boots...also whenever I change the oil I spray the hell out of my boots with Armor All..that seems to help keep the rubber from cracking and prolongs their life just a little bit...

Usually, when a boot breaks, I just keep driving it, cuz by the time the boot cracks, the CV joint inside is already shot, unless you catch it RIGHT away. You can drive another 6 months or so on a bad joint, until you hear it clacking while driving straight, then you just get a "new" axle. They run about $65 or so, so it doesn't seem worth it to me to hope my joint is OK after the boot goes, and spend $100 on a boot that may still have a bad joint underneath :(

Its from accelerating hard with the wheels cranked left or right.. Lots of people do it too much.

alright, thanks guys :bigthumb:

by the way, what is accelerating too hard in corners?

Originally posted by 2ride4life
by the way, what is accelerating too hard in corners?

Not hard to understand, but also not what I said.

When you take off from a street turning left, or right, or you're comming out of a parking lot and you turn the wheel sharp in either direction, and press the gas hard, it tears your CV boots and ruins CV joints.

cool, thanks for the info. :icon16:

Whoa I didn't know that, maybe thats how I tore mine.