Looking to replace/re-grease my outboard 03 CV joint boot. It started slinging grease for no specific reason. Evidently I damaged the boot more when I removed clamp & added grease included with the "outboard boot set" and made it worse. Found a used 02 complete axle with good boots & replaced entire assembly, no problems working great. My Honda dealer says #08798-9003, "CV Joint Grease - Inboard" is no longer available, but Majestic Honda still has it listed. Would this be ok to use for outboard boot grease? I still have some left from years ago when I swapped inboard cups because of vibration due to wear spots, worked great. I would order more if available. Also have access to a Honda grease #08798-9007 for CV joints, but not sure if it will work properly for S2K application. Might be more for ATV, motorcycle & marine application. Finally, is there a top quality aftermarket grease I can use instead of Honda? Can't imagine there is not. I already have the OEM boot & bands so don't want to order entire kit again just for the grease. I track my car so not looking to skimp on the right quality grease. Any input or suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Outboard grease is different than inboard. The inboard grease is more specialized because of the needle bearings.

I presume Redline CV grease will work.

But the honda outboard stuff works for sure.

 

Ok, that makes sense. Thank you.

 

Needle bearings? Or are you saying the 3 sealed bearings are designed internally as needle bearings? I guess I never thought about that and assumed they were normal sealed bearings inside. Never tore one of them apart, just have worked on the CV's, swapped buckets, etc. I guess needle bearings make more sense due to the type of loading they receive. Just never thought about it!

 

Yeah, bruv.
I'm going under an assumption as well.

Maybe I'll cut one open this weekend.

 

I am not sure if I have any spares in bad enough shape to want to cut open a bearing .. but now I am curious as well :P I think all the bearings in my spares are in good enough shape to keep intact. I do have a broken tripod from one hanging on a nail over the workbench as a souvenier of my last (attempted) run at Nats 3 years ago! VROOOOOMMMMMMMM ...... POP!......grinnnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddddd and didnt move an inch!

 

Nice. I rebuilt a ton of axles in the past few months. So I think I have some uggo's that I can ruin.

 

Even bent axle shafts are salvageable, the inboard cups will find a nice home in someone's rattling sloppy jalopy.

 

OP, there's a mega thread discussing what you are seeking.

TL;DR : Honda inboard grease may be the cause of the bearing wearing out the cups (pitting), Redline CV-2 seems to be a better option.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-un...actly-1195643/

 

In case anyone needs brand new OEM ones, they sell the cups and bearings brand new from Honda.

https://www.hondapartsnow.com/genuin...0-s2a-310.html

Also the cheapest way to get good reliable inboard joints is to get used passenger side axles, and harvest the cups. Used axles go for ~$100 and you maximize the chance of getting a good inboard joint if you go with the passenger side axle.