Wes,

 A tear in a boot is a guarantee you have sand and grit in the bearing.
Not much to do but take it apart, clean it, inspect for wear and
pitting. If the bearing is good, re-grease, install new boot, then
re-install.

Good Luck,

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Wesley Pegden wrote:

> So...
> I was changing my rear shocks, and I noticed my driver side rear cv
> joint has a tear.  What should I do about this?  Is there a way of
> checking whether the joint is okay without removing everything?  And is
> changing just the boot easier than changing the whole bearing?
>
> Thanks for any tips...
>
> -Wes
>
>