30 ft lbs...

I just found I have a torn CV boot. I will be replacing the 2 inner boots next weekend. Should I bother replacing the CV joints? Or would I be ok just replacing the boots and cleaning and packing the joints?

If you are going to the trouble of pulling them off to replace the boots, throw a set of new joints on as it's not that hard and a good PM on the car.

That's what I figured.

Just remember the longer axle goes on the passenger side...

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It's certainly easier, and less messy to just replace the axle assembly, but likely an unnecessary expense. I've replaced the boots on my Toyota 4x4 many times, and the CV's are still fine @ 185,000 miles. Ditto for the '94 Integra I had.

I just went ahead and got 2 new inner cv's. The outers are good and no grease flinging. The left inner is completely torn in 2 with what looks like little grease left. The right is split, but not torn apart like the left. Since the car is new to me, I figure I'll pop new inners on, because they're not necessarily pricy, I can do the work myself, and I have no idea how long the left boot has been in that condition.

Thanks so much for this, Jack! Your tip about jacking up the wheel carrier was just the trick I needed. It was great not having to unbolt all the control arms. Got the whole job done in about 8 hours. Now my 2000 S has four new boots and nice, new CV joint grease!

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Will be tackling this myself soon.

"Inner" refers to the transmission side correct?

What parts do you recommend replacing while in there? (such as the metal axle cap thing, etc).