I have a small hole in my CV boot. It should be OK as long as I do not put it in four wheel drive right? I am assuming it doesnt spin without the four wheel drive engaged.

 

If you still have warranty left, take it in to the dealer and get them to put a new CV shaft in. I believe thew front axles still freewheel even when in 2wd.

When I had my old 05, I found a hole in the CV boot on the front axle, they replaced the whole shaft under warranty.

BTW what the specs on your truck, what mods have you done, etc.

 

Get it fixed. Had mine rip about a month ago. Took it in and got the truck back the same day.

 

My truck is an 05 FX4 with a 2.5" leveling kit. I just went out of the factory warranty but I do have an extended warranty. I am going to call tomorrow and see if its covered. Hopefully it is. That would be nice!

 

I was just curious what you had, I'm still hoping who ever ended up with my old 05 FX4 becomes a member on here. I saved the original window sticker and invoice from it, I know the dealers just toss them when you turn them in on a lease. If the new owner ever shows, he can have the sticker and other stuff I have if he wants it.

The old one was an FX4 scab 6.5' bed, bright red w/Dark Shadow Gray lower two tone, 18" FX4 wheels w/goodyear tires. Interior had the 40/20/40 front seat w/column shift and the factory 6 disc/audiophile stereo, manual rear slider.

 

I bought my truck used about a year ago. I still have the window sticker in the glove box.

 

Get this looked after while it's still a small problem. It is true that the front axles are disengaged when in 2HI, but the grease will still continue to leak out while dirt and water will work their way inside. Once that happens it'll only take a few times of driving in 4x4 to blow the CV joint. I've had plenty of experience with this over the years on various vehicles, replacing a $30 boot will save hundreds of $$ down the road.

 

but the $30 boot costs hundreds of dollars to repair anyway. The place I was getting my alignment at quoted me $250 just in labor to replace it! I hope my warranty covers this.

 

I too have a small hole in one of my boots. After getting prices at a few place from $200-$350 I decided to do a temporary fix. I scuffed up the area and put some rubber based silicone over the hole. Then I used some rubber tape stuff that is for radiator hose repair and wrapped it around the boot. The front axles do not turn when it is not in 4wd and I don't use the 4wd often so this should last awhile. When or if the axle does go out I'm just going to replace the whole thing. It looks pretty easy to do and an reman. axle isn't that much.

 

Sorry, it costs ME $30 to replace because I fix my own stuff. Just for comparison, get a quote on what it costs to replace a blown CV joint, I'll bet the cost to replace the boot will seem like a bargain.

 

Is a CV joint hard to take a part? The places I talked to said it wasn't that much cheaper to change the boot vs. putting a new axle in since they have to take the CV joint apart to get the new boot on. And I'm not going to do one of those boots that split down one side, I've heard several people have problems with those leaking.

I've never taken a CV joint apart if it isn't too bad I might change the boot myself this summer. If it is a pain in the *** to do I'll probably just pick up a reman. from Advance Auto for $90 if or when the joint fails.

 

If you know what your doing it's not too hard but there is alot of work. This is where the cost comes from, it's mostly labor. There are some shops that have equipment that allows the new boot to be installed without removing the CV joint. The hardest parts are getting the axle out, removing the joint, there's usually a spring clip around the axle that holds it on, once the new boot is on and the joint reinstalled, the next challenge is getting the straps tight enough to properly secure the boot to the CV joint and the axle. Unless your really handy I would recommend paying to have it done or just stab a reman axle in and be done with it.

 

I've replaced a couple of engines and rebuilt a manual tranny and a bunch of other odd and end things with vehicles so I'm sure I could do it. But anymore I'm getting lazy and just don't want to do maintenance repair work(mod work is great though). I'll probably wait and see how long my make shift fix works and just replace the axle when the time comes, that seems to be a lot easier. Thanks

 

Yeah, I feel the same way. If it takes awhile to fix something on my project car, no big deal but when it comes to my daily driver though I just want to get the problem fixed quick and easy to avoid alot of down time. When I need to replace a bad boot I'll just get a reman axle and be done with it.

 

I just called the local ford dealer and the service guy told me it could be covered under warranty if there isnt physical damage. So what other types of damage are there? Mental damage? Of course it is physical damage! There is a hole in the boot.