Advice needed: CV Joint boot ripped

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pkelly72

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I noticed today that my CV boot is ripped. I can't say for sure but it's possible that I bought it that way about 1000 miles ago.

Should I re-boot it or just replace it? As we all know, there's a huge cost difference but I was hoping that someone with experience could lend some advice.

.....RIP Whitney
 
It has to be pulled to reboot or replace regardless, so you can get a look at the joint then and see if it needs to be replaced. I highly doubt that it would have to be, you'd really have to go a LONG time and run it dry of grease for any real damage to happen. Jam a finger in the tear and see how much grease is still in there.
 
Trunk Monkey said:
It has to be pulled to reboot or replace regardless, so you can get a look at the joint then and see if it needs to be replaced. I highly doubt that it would have to be, you'd really have to go a LONG time and run it dry of grease for any real damage to happen. Jam a finger in the tear and see how much grease is still in there.
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That is rock solid advice. Will do.
 
What are you seeing in price diff? I was thinking about aging for mine to be done. I was suprised to see labor on reboot wasn't that far from full replacement. Either way, it was more than I will pay. I play to run mine until it Warms a bit, then I will replace.
 
Do you have a spare cv? If you wheel your LC then you may want a spare. Buy a new cv and a reboot kit and replace the cv then reboot the old one so you will have a spare.
 
For reference, I was quoted $30 for a boot kit versus $351 for a complete axle by Dan at American Toyota. Parts only and neither includes tax or shipping. YMMV.

In my area (Central Maryland) parts and labor for a complete DS and PS reboot range from $900-$1000 (three quotes, two dealer, one independent Toyota specialist). One side was about half as much (not a lot of labor overlap). Again, YMMV.

I could install two new axles myself for less than the cost for a shop to reboot them, though I am thinking about rebooting them myself. I get to learn something new, I can buy a few new tools, and I can put the savings towards "fun" things...like a Slee diff drop to correct the CV angles that likely caused my torn and leaking boots in the first place. D'oh!

Good luck.
 
4Peanut said:
I am thinking about rebooting them myself. I get to learn something new, I can buy a few new tools, and I can put the savings towards "fun" things...like a Slee diff drop to correct the CV angles that likely caused my torn and leaking boots in the first place. D'oh!

Good luck.
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Best option if you can. It can seem a little overwhelming or intimidating to just jump into it the first time. However, follow the thread in the FAQ and it is a pretty easy job.
 
lots of threads covering this and i went through the same predicament a few months back. I ended up rebooting, and with the right tools was able to do it myself with a lil help from a friend.

It's several hours of work just to squirt some grease and replace a rubber, but learning how may save ya on the trail one day.
 
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