Originally Posted by Anduril
Originally Posted by ctechbob
You can probably poke through the rubber with a sharp pick and tell if it is the same diameter as the rest of it.
If the original one failed from rust, poking a hole in the rubber boot is the last thing he wants to do.
Its not really going to matter one way or the other. You can take it off if you wish. We're talking about a small rubber damper that Honda felt they needed on the shaft that not a single aftermarket maker puts on theirs. Not the CV boot that you really don't want to go poking holes in.
Originally Posted by ctechbob
You can probably poke through the rubber with a sharp pick and tell if it is the same diameter as the rest of it.
If the original one failed from rust, poking a hole in the rubber boot is the last thing he wants to do.
Its not really going to matter one way or the other. You can take it off if you wish. We're talking about a small rubber damper that Honda felt they needed on the shaft that not a single aftermarket maker puts on theirs. Not the CV boot that you really don't want to go poking holes in.
