91 CB7 DX cracked CV/Axle boot and bracket
First off, this is my first post after weeks of lurking the forums. Second off, I've found a problem with my newly acquired 91 CB7 DX that I bought from Nutbucket. I work at a Mazda dealership and I got my car on the lift in the service department since they're closed on Sundays. Well, after spraying the entire end in purlple stuff degreaser and spraying it down, I saw that the passenger side CV/Axle boot thats closest to the wheel had cracked open from what appears to be old age. It looks like an old crack. Also the bracket from my right sway bar has cracked too. The sway bar isn't as serious as the CV/Axle boot. How much is it to replace it and get it fixed? I geta hefty discount on parts and labor at work.
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Well, the cv boots are commonly replaced. If it's still packed with grease you may just replace the boot. If it's in bad shape, replace the axle.
As for the sway bar...I assume you mean your front sway bar, and by bracket do you mean bushings? You can buy new bushings and replace them. I recently did mine because my old ones were cracked, split, and wasted. I replaced them because they would knock when going over bumps. It also improved their performance.
Sway bars come in front and back, not left/right. Maybe you're thinking of something else. Also, you can't use mazda parts on a Honda. If you're referring to something else, please be more precise/clear.Last edited by accordaffair; 08-07-2005, 10:56 PM.
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I was talking about the bracket on the passenger side that holds the front sway bar to the car. The CV boot looks like it just cracked open. Nutbucket told me the grease is from an earlier CV boot that failed.Comment
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Is it just the bushings (like rubber spacers) or is there some metal broke? Bushings can be replaced. And if the cv boot is still packed with grease, like in an early stage, then the cv joint is probably not damaged yet. In that case you can buy a cv boot (should come with new grease) and replace it. It requires removing the axle in question.
on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
where you been, is something wrong?
i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.Comment
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Its the actual bracket!!!! Its cracked completely on one side.Originally posted by accordaffairComment
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The sway bar links to the suspension via a bolt with bushings, washers, and a metal spacer. Sorry that I can't seem to figure out which part exactly you mean, but using the above picture you can tell us/me precisely which part broke.
on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
where you been, is something wrong?
i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.Comment
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It's part number three.Comment
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Oh. That's a strange part to break...well, they're $5.64 from www.hondaautomotiveparts.com , BRKT, FR. STABILIZER, Honda part number 51308-SG0-020
on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
where you been, is something wrong?
i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.Comment
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That's whats weird. I've only broken a sway bar bracket once before that was when I got some serious air in a F-150. I landed soooooo hard that the front end dug into the ground which tore the bracket right off.Comment
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Just got it fixed at work. I would've installed the parts myself but it's 95F with 100% humidity here and I had been working since 7AM. Parts for an inner and outer CV boots was $40 with my discount but they raped me with labor. $90 for 3 hours. Daaaaammm.Comment
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Originally posted by SoapyToast
90 for 3 hours... no.. they gave you a good deal. Would have been about 180-270 for 3 hours of labor. Most likely more towards the 270 end. Hopefully the joints werent all dirty and contaminated. The way I see it, spend 60-70 dollars per side on an axle from autozone, break it, you take it off, get a new one. Lifetime warranty means your good to go
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90 for 3 hours is good, mechanics pull in like 60 per hour or so. 3 hours seems kind of long for one cv boot though.
on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
where you been, is something wrong?
i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.Comment
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haha hell yeah that was a good deal. around here work starts at 85 and hourTo have loved and lost is better than to have never loved at all #CB7LifeComment
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Well working at a stealership has it's advantages. They replaced both the inner and outer CV boots. They said the inner boot was split open and the outer CV boot was cracked all the way around. Like I said, if it wasn't soooo damm hot I would have done it myself.Originally posted by accordaffairComment
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