Can't get car part

debodun

debodun

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My 2002 Honda Civic needs a front axle CV boot. I contacted a Honda dealership. They said they don't have that part right now - it's on back order, Can't say when or even if they will receive it.

My cousin's car completely broke down a few weeks ago. He ran into the same problem. Had to get another car. I've never known him to buy a new car - he always buys used junkers, then spends his time and money trying to fix them. I told him not to buy a used car since no one ever trades in a good car. I just got a stink-eye for my advice. Maybe he can't afford a new car.
 

debodun said:
My 2002 Honda Civic needs a front axle CV boot.
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I got many good parts from Ebay <-- for my '99 Honda Civic and changed them myself.
Put the model details in the search to find the best prices. Then find someone to change it for you.
A $20 part, or $20,000 for a new car that isn't any better and which will depreciate quite rapidly, your choice.
 
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I did trade in a good used vehicle. a 15 year old 2006 GMC Envoy with 4WD. I had taken extremely good care of it with the appropriate maintenance services. As of my last stroke, I was too afraid to drive anymore. The long walk to my detached 4 car garage was too intimidating with balance issues while walking. Most of the 150M miles were highway driving to work back then. I sold it for $3,000 to a used car dealership. Who knows what they sold it for?
 

It`s a supply issue. My daughter was hit by a drunk driver in October and her new Acura was totaled. In November she bought a new Acura just like her old one and on the way home she hit a deer and did $8,500 damage to the front end. It has been in the body shop ever since as they have been unable to get a bumper. It is supposed to be in today-we`ll see....
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
It`s a supply issue. My daughter was hit by a drunk driver in October and her new Acura was totaled. In November she bought a new Acura just like her old one and on the way home she hit a deer and did $8,500 damage to the front end. It has been in the body shop ever since as they have been unable to get a bumper. It is supposed to be in today-we`ll see....
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Tell her to go to Wal-Mart & get a set of Deer Alerts for around $6.50 put them on her car. I've had them on all my cars since I was driving to work 50 miles round trip. Seen many deer jump out of the brush & run alongside me as they heard the deer alerts. That was back in the '70s & 90s when I was working. I never hit a deer ever since.
 
debodun said:
My 2002 Honda Civic needs a front axle CV boot. I contacted a Honda dealership. They said they don't have that part right now - it's on back order, Can't say when or even if they will receive it.
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Check RockAuto.com. I've made a few purchases from them, over the years, and had good results. They have the biggest selection of parts I've ever seen, and at a price far lower than any of the parts stores or dealers.
 
Currently in the uk Used cars are fetching higher prices than their new counterparts penny for penny... never have used cars been such an extortionate price, there was a phone in on the radio, and many people said they'd sold 15 year old cars for twice the price they'd paid for them all these years ago.. ..and of course there;'s a worldwide shortage of parts for all cars...
 
Don M. said:
Check RockAuto.com. I've made a few purchases from them, over the years, and had good results. They have the biggest selection of parts I've ever seen, and at a price far lower than any of the parts stores or dealers.
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A fairly simple repair her cousin could probably do. If Deb had a credit card she could buy the part in kit form for an average of $18.00 online Googling this

2002 Honda civic cv boot

She could ask the dealership if they would make the repair & what the cost would be if she supplied the part.

But if her past reluctance to make repairs on her home is any indication of getting a needed repair done on her car we'll probably be reading about how the cv joint failed, she had to be towed to where ever she would get her car repaired. Then explain why she thinks she got ripped off on the high cost to replace the cv joint.

This could turn into entertainment like the multiple posts of her deteriorating home.
 
I've used them a few times, but the shipping was high. Usually cheaper at the local parts store. As to Honda dealer for parts, unless you want to pay five times as much, avoid them like the plague. That can be said for dealerships in general. With Honda some parts can only be had direct from them, but your CV boot should be available from many other sources.

Don M. said:
Check RockAuto.com.
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fuzzybuddy said:
I have no idea what a front axle CV boot is, but there on Ebay for less than $20.
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On front and all-wheel drive cars, the axle shafts are what connect the transmission with the wheels, driving the vehicle along. The axles must flex, allowing the suspension to move up and down and the front wheels to turn right and left, while at the same time transmitting the driving force from the engine to the wheels.

The part that simultaneously enables the axle to flex while transmitting the driving force is called a drive axle joint, and is also known as a constant velocity (or CV) joint. Velocity simply means the speed of something in a given direction. The CV Boot is a ribbed, rubber flexible boot that keeps water and dirt out of the joint and the special grease inside the joint. The photo is a view of a front, outer CV boot that has torn open.

The greasy mass inside is the actual joint itself. If the car is driven in this condition, the exposed grease is quickly slung out by centrifugal force as the axle rotates, and the joint subsequently becomes contaminated with sand, dirt, rocks, and water, rapidly wearing the joint components. Excessive wear may necessitate replacement of the entire axle shaft assembly, a much more expensive proposition than replacing the boot itself.

Absolutely no shortage of CV Boots in the UK. Try typing: "2002 Honda Civic front axle CV boot." into Google and see what comes up.
 

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