[qijian]

so im lowered on s techs with blues and i just noticed not too long ago my front driver side rubber boot with the bump stop are torn. At first it was just the lower half of the rubber boot that was broken off/tore off/ ripped apart/ im not sure but it fell apart. Now when i checked up on it, the upper half is also torn and i think this time it took the bump stops with it. Kinda looked cracked or something. So my question is, should i replace the rubber boot or just leave it? because if i were to replace it i would have to take everything apart, but if its not really useful then i would just leave it. Thanks for any help!

[Tragedy]

You have to take the axle off to replace the boot. Is your axle in good condition? Might want to replace the whole thing. If it is ok, just replace the boot. The grease inside will deteriorate and collect dirt/dust/water from the open cracks, which will wear the part out faster.

[sicma99ot]

i have the same thing. while putting together my suspension, the strut fell and tore the boot and almost severed the brake line if i hadnt caught it. got a broken finger out of the deal.

[qijian]

oh no no, sorry if i wasnt clear by i dont know the name of the piece of rubber inside the strut. Its like after you put the springs onto the strut, then theres the OEM rubber piece thats your reuse to reassemble the strut. I forgot the name but its that piece thats cracked off with the bump stops

[rjngo]

i think he's talking about the bump stop on the shock and not the CV boot

[qijian]

Originally Posted by rjngo

i think he's talking about the bump stop on the shock and not the CV boot

yea yea! sorry if i mislead anyone -__-

[sicma99ot]

oh i get what your saying now.
im not sure i thatd be bad.

[EggRollBandit05]

you should replace it, the dust boot/bump stop costs less than $15 and it keeps the strut from bottoming out

[kcari]

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...SHOCK+ABSORBER

is what ur talking about part number 16?

my dust cover (13) was hitting my coil so i trimmed it.

[EggRollBandit05]

^^^thats for the rear hes talking about the front #8

[kcari]

do you have to cut those in half when you install coilovers? I think I'm running without them and a half trimmed dust cover.

[joe6680]

It should be replaced. Basically what it does is prevent dirt and grime from getting into the inner seals of the strut, which over time will cause it to leak and eventually blow.

[qijian]

ohh ok. i should replace it then. BTW, does anyone know how compressed the tein s techs are if i were to take apart the strut? last thing i want it to do is go shooting out.

[DDragon7]

I dont know but, your going to need a compressor to put it back together again anyways.

[joe6680]

Yeah definitely use a spring compressor, the safety factor outweighs the cost factor.