CV Axle Seal question

by "gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
Published 10/28/2017 at 23:15

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Replaced my pads this morning on the DD for the first time. 87K miles!! 

then I noticed the seal was leaking from the Cv joint.

Question : do you have to replace both driver and passenger sides? so people on the interwebs say that if you change one, you can cause the other side to leak?

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"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
10/28/2017 at 23:21, STARS: 1

I have literally never heard that. It doesn’t make much sense to me either, but I suppose I could be wrong.

"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
10/28/2017 at 23:23, STARS: 1

The whistles go WOOO WOOOOOOO

"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
10/28/2017 at 23:39, STARS: 3

Replacing one will not cause the other to leak. The thought is that you might as well replace both while pulling axles.

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/29/2017 at 00:22, STARS: 1

There is no logic in this idea.

"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
10/29/2017 at 00:43, STARS: 0

Yeah if I was paying for a shop it woud make sense.

"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
10/29/2017 at 10:35, STARS: 0

Is this different than an axel? I believe it is axls that end up leaking.

"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
10/29/2017 at 12:41, STARS: 0

axle boots still look good. no slop

"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
10/29/2017 at 21:31, STARS: 0

Sorry, this was a reference to the axle/axel/axl jokes on Jalopnik a couple of days ago. I was hoping you had seen it. (If you have and you just played me, well done.)

"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
10/29/2017 at 21:39, STARS: 0

no idea, must have missed that