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| An Acura CV boot is a protective rubber boot | | | | paste, which can cause damage to the CV joint. |
| that covers the flexible ends of a vehicle's drive | | | | The CV boots flex as the CV joints curls, |
| axles. This boot contains both large and small | | | | resulting to stress to the rubber. |
| ends, and looks similar to an "accordion funnel." A | | | | The outer CV joints flex more than the inner |
| typical Acura CV boot is connected to the axle | | | | ones. As the car undergoes steering, the outer |
| with a metal band clamp on either end of the | | | | boots are more exposed to tearing. When the |
| boot that presses the CV boot against the axle | | | | Acura CV boot gets torn, the CV joint should be |
| to keep it in place. Inside the boot is a special | | | | cleaned and repacked, and the boot replaced. If a |
| grease that lubricates the CV joint. The CV boot | | | | torn CV boot is not detected in time and the joint |
| prevents the grease from drying out. More | | | | is damaged, either the joint is replaced with a new |
| importantly, it keeps dirt and grit from getting in | | | | one or the entire axle with a rebuilt unit. |