Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 20:04:12 +0100 From: "Dave Murray" <dave500nospamnopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: cv joint
Unless the joint has worn through lack of grease (you will hear a "clunk" when moving off) a new boot and repacked with grease is all that is required. I did this on my `88 9000 recently. Mike Schuster <mikeschuster2nopsam.com> wrote in message news:39752129.B026209Bnopsam.com... > I've got a 93 9000CSE non turbo, 2.3l. While working on the brakes, I > noticed a piece of rubber that was torn from some kind of boot. Upon > inpection I found that the rubber boot that encloses the CV joint had > been shredded. All of the grease has been blown out. Question is, is it > possible to replace the rubber boot and have the CV joint repacked with > grease, or does the entire joint need replaced? > >