Re: Question on CV Joints/Boots

"Scott MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake unto the assembled
masses in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 

>> The boots crack due to a combination of cold and steering stresses.
>> If the boots were on the REAR driveshafts of a front-steering car,
>> they will last almost indefinitely in any environment.
> 
> Not true. I've had to replace several rear CV boots on several on my
> various AWD Subarus.
> 
> 


There will always be exceptions to any rule.

There may be other factors at work in your case. Shaft angle, rubber 
composition used by Subaru, statistical randomness, etc.

My guy's 30 years of experience on this subject says steering and cold are 
the primary killers of CV joint boots by far. I believe him.

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