Keep tearing rear driver cv boot!
06-29-2015, 06:28 AM
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My understanding is that replacing the wheel bearings in the rear is very difficult to get correct and that sometimes it is better to find another hub with the original OEM Honda bearing in it versus trying to press in a new one. If you have gone through multiples of them, and you are having a definite heat issue in that area, then that seems like the most likely culprit.
06-29-2015, 06:18 PM
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Have you been replacing the entire axle/CV or just the boot? I can't tell from your posts. Have you checked that you you have the correct axles on the correct side? I have not compared axle lengths, but since they are different part numbers, I would think that they are different lengths. If too long, would put extra load on the wheel bearing. If too short, CV joint may be coming apart, under certain conditions?
07-01-2015, 04:50 AM
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I've lost just boots, and lost cv's. I believe loss of the cv is due to loosing the boot, then loosing all the grease from the boot, and then the cv goes with everything else.
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My understanding is that replacing the wheel bearings in the rear is very difficult to get correct and that sometimes it is better to find another hub with the original OEM Honda bearing in it versus trying to press in a new one. If you have gone through multiples of them, and you are having a definite heat issue in that area, then that seems like the most likely culprit.
07-01-2015, 07:54 AM
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Replacing the rear bearings is just the same as it would be on any other car it shouldnt be a problem. Justin buy some heat stickers and or paint and find out where the heat is coming from. You could also buy a laser/IR heat pyrometer. Point it at everything. If the boot is torn open it up and check the temp of the internal CV.
IMO if the heat was coming from the bearing it would be TOAST before it melted the CV boot. And in your case the bearing is fine, hub is fine, brakes are fine
IMO if the heat was coming from the bearing it would be TOAST before it melted the CV boot. And in your case the bearing is fine, hub is fine, brakes are fine
07-02-2015, 01:47 AM
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We received the DSS boot yesterday, totally different then oem, much more plyable softer rubber versus hard plastic! Venting is done with a simple wd40 straw, and the grease they use is NEO cv hi temp, which I have a large container of now! ;-) hopping this solves it for me!
07-02-2015, 01:48 AM
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Replacing the rear bearings is just the same as it would be on any other car it shouldnt be a problem. Justin buy some heat stickers and or paint and find out where the heat is coming from. You could also buy a laser/IR heat pyrometer. Point it at everything. If the boot is torn open it up and check the temp of the internal CV.
IMO if the heat was coming from the bearing it would be TOAST before it melted the CV boot. And in your case the bearing is fine, hub is fine, brakes are fine
IMO if the heat was coming from the bearing it would be TOAST before it melted the CV boot. And in your case the bearing is fine, hub is fine, brakes are fine