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08-27-2022, 07:00 PM | #1 |
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Best source for axle boots
The boots on 2013 FRS are starting ooze some grease. I bought a spare axle and I am going to "rebuild" all 3 using Redline grease and adding a vent tube. I'd like to buy just the boots and not a kit.
What's the best source for them thar boots? |
08-28-2022, 04:03 AM | #2 |
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Order Here If the grease in your old axles is just old and has liquified, just clean and repack them.
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@Opie: Thanks for posting the video. It's been about 10 years since I took apart an axle so I need the refresher.. I ordered my boots from subarupartspro.com They were $17each + shipping. I found some random straps on ebay. I need to check to see if they are large enough.
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08-29-2022, 03:51 PM | #7 |
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Inspect the cups (for lack of a better term), I found mine deformed, axle failure was not imminent but certainly possible. Mine were only deformed in one direction, I heard an old trick was to flip them L/R if that was found, these will be my spares and they're marked as such.
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Repacked with grease and rebooted. I bought a used left axle and put it on the right. I put my right on my left and will keep my old left as a spare.
Cleaning and repacking the outer cv was the worst part. Everything else was easy peasy. |
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Finished up repacking my spare axle. This is my original left. 100k miles and 20ish track days.
There was some "heat" discoloration at the lip of the cv joints. I noticed it on my other axles as well. Is this from usage or the manufacturing process? |
09-18-2022, 08:46 PM | #10 |
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Manufacturing, the boot would have melted if it got that hot on the car.
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Probably case hardened the bearing surface.
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09-26-2022, 09:43 AM | #12 |
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Well, I suck at repacking CV joints. My left axle let go after 3 sessions. The next one (left again) let go after 2 sessions. The "cups" were hot to touch even after sitting for 1/2 hr. I eyeballed the amount of Redline grease that I put into the cup. It was 1/2 to 2/3's full. I packed grease around the bearings to hold them in place for installation. Was I supposed to pack the boot with grease too?
I'm biting the bullet and sourcing OEM axles today. |
09-27-2022, 11:09 AM | #13 |
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Hmm .. are you boosted? Or do you run thick wheel spacers? Or maybe you have lowered car a lot? If later, i'd consider some diff riser kit to reduce back CV joint angle / reduce load & wear on it.
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09-27-2022, 12:35 PM | #14 |
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N/ A powered. 198 hp on last dyno pull. Lowered about 1" with Tein Flex A coilovers. I am running Federal 525 rs rr on 9x17 Apex Arc 8 wheels no spacers. Maybe I put the axle in backwards. (LOL)
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