Should I clean up and repack the other while I'm at it?  (and replace
that boot as well).  Am I correct in assuming taht doing both isn't much
harder than doing one?

-Wes
John Rodgers wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
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