Dead CV joint?

[rtsnoz]

The other week i had an 'incident' with a curb:

http://rohanthomson.com/ozhonda/DSC_6847.jpg
So today i took off the wheel to descover greece all over the place... :(

http://rohanthomson.com/ozhonda/DSC_6845.jpg

Anyway. is this greece caused by simply the break in the rubber piece:


http://rohanthomson.com/ozhonda/DSC_6844.jpg
Or is it more fundamental than that? Have i damaged the CV? Any ideas what a replacement one is worth?

[bungsai]

if you hear ticking noises when you turn around corners then u have a busted cv joint.

It is normal for grease and oil to spew everywhere when u have split ure cv boot. Change it sooner rather than later to prolong the life of your cv's.

[panda[cRx]]

just get a changeover reco'd driveshaft. they are about $135 if you can fit it yourself or the average workshop would prolly charge around $280 fitted

[RMN15N]

your cv joints should be fine so far, looks to me like u just cracked the cv boot,
the condom looking thing,
would be better to change the whole thing i guess, if ur gonna take it out anyway.
i have a couple drive shafts + cv's lying around the house.. if ya want pm me..

[bigjo5]

if there not clicking then just change the boot would be waste of money to change the cv joint ..since they cost about $150 new and around $80 for used. so if they dont click while doin u turn or anythign just change the boot for like $30 or so

[aaronng]

^^ agreed. Get the boot replaced and filled with grease ASAP!!! Without grease, the CV joint will die very quickly.