Date: 30 Oct 1998 23:24:21 GMT From: "Stuart Kunkler" <stukunopsamdnet.att.net> Subject: Re: CV ball joint life
the issue is not mileage, but time. the rubber that comprises the boot cover will dry and crack -- you need to keep your eye on them, since the boot is much cheaper than the joint itself. i bought an 86 900 new, and probably replaced five or six cv boots by the time i traded it in with 125K miles in 11/94. the car always received saab authorized service, and they inspected the boots at each interval. (this isn't an endorsement of saab service -- it's a strong suggestion to never let those boots out of your sight!) stuart kunkler cincinnati 86 900S, 125K 95 900SE, 91K Paul K wrote in message ... >I've just had the second CV ball joint replaced this >summer after the rubber cap was discovered broken. >This is on an '86 900 hatchback with only 70k. >The first one, different side, went at about 55k. >Is this normal? Is it my fault for not catching >the cap damage? What should be the cost for the >replacement of the joint? >Thanks >--Paul >
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