C5 CV Boot tear
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C5 CV Boot tear
Hello all,
I drive a 2002 corvette convertible - all stock - with 80k miles. The car is just a daily street driver with a lot of highway miles.
I found a tear in my inner CV boot and hit the forums. After reading a lot of old threads I decided my best bet was to buy an OEM CV boot and have a shop replace it for me.....then I found out the OEM replacement boots are no longer available
What are my options now? I have yet to inspect my CV joints, but I am fairly certain they are in fine condition. Is my only option to buy a new OEM halfshaft for ~$300? I have seen that you can buy a used CV half shaft for a fair price from a dismantler, but it seems like such a waste to buy a whole new axle when my axle is fine besides a tiny tear in the boot.....
Hopefully I can get the Vette on the road soon, my 100 mile daily commute is a little more expensive in my big blocked truck at 10 mpg....
Thanks for all the help in advance
I drive a 2002 corvette convertible - all stock - with 80k miles. The car is just a daily street driver with a lot of highway miles.
I found a tear in my inner CV boot and hit the forums. After reading a lot of old threads I decided my best bet was to buy an OEM CV boot and have a shop replace it for me.....then I found out the OEM replacement boots are no longer available
What are my options now? I have yet to inspect my CV joints, but I am fairly certain they are in fine condition. Is my only option to buy a new OEM halfshaft for ~$300? I have seen that you can buy a used CV half shaft for a fair price from a dismantler, but it seems like such a waste to buy a whole new axle when my axle is fine besides a tiny tear in the boot.....
Hopefully I can get the Vette on the road soon, my 100 mile daily commute is a little more expensive in my big blocked truck at 10 mpg....
Thanks for all the help in advance
Last edited by WRE; Oct 3, 2016 at 08:57 AM.
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Where did you check? GM P/N 88952507 seems available.
Otherwise, someone must have a replacement available like a MEVOTECH DX425
They also match with mid 2000 Pathfinder front outer boot.
Otherwise, someone must have a replacement available like a MEVOTECH DX425
They also match with mid 2000 Pathfinder front outer boot.
Last edited by lionelhutz; Oct 3, 2016 at 03:36 PM.
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I tried to buy a bot from Gene at Cultrag. He emailed me and let me know they have no stock and the part is discontinued.
I then went to my local dealer to confirm. There are supposedly two available in CT, but when I called that dealership they initially told me they didn't have that part in stock. There is a little bit of hope though, the dealership called me back later saying the parts manager was out for the day and would call me tomorrow...Even if they do have it - I'm not sure they will ship it to Florida for me
I will look into the mevotech boot. Thanks for the tip
I then went to my local dealer to confirm. There are supposedly two available in CT, but when I called that dealership they initially told me they didn't have that part in stock. There is a little bit of hope though, the dealership called me back later saying the parts manager was out for the day and would call me tomorrow...Even if they do have it - I'm not sure they will ship it to Florida for me
I will look into the mevotech boot. Thanks for the tip
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So the Mevotech DX877 is the boot I need (Inner - DX425 is the outer boot)
I tried searching the brand name on this forum and didn't come up with any useful results - are the mevotech boots similar in quality to the OEM boots?
I tried searching the brand name on this forum and didn't come up with any useful results - are the mevotech boots similar in quality to the OEM boots?
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if the pictures of the mevotech boots are actual, they look more like a oem's boot than the cheap one's I've seen fail. The mevotech has 5 pleats like a oem's., the cheap ones have 3 pleats and are soft rubber not stiff enough to keep them from ballooning out at speed.
