For Mother's Day, some mommies get nice gifts, taken to a nice restaurant, maybe a spa treatment, or some other token of appreciation for the hard work and love they put into raising our children.
Kyra's mom gets to put a new CV boot on Daddy's Eldorado!
The car developed a noise about a week ago (or maybe it had been there before - there are so many noises that come and go its hard to tell) and the mechanic said it was the CV joint. The CV boot had cracked and the grease had leaked out.
Yesterday, I pulled the torn boot and a loose clamp off. I noticed the noise disappeared after doing that, so I'm hoping that the clamp was scraping against something and the joint isn't burned up. I don't hear a clicking or grinding anymore, even when turning. So, I bought a boot kit ($8.35) hoping that fresh grease will solve the problem. Also, bought jack stands ($39.99 + tax) to keep the car raised.
Not to get into the details of putting on a new boot, but its a pain, and it turns out Marcia's petite frame and nimble fingers were better suited to the job than mine. That's how she wound up getting stuck with the job.
While under there, we noticed that the other boot could use replacing, so I expect her to get on that within the next week or so. After that, she can think about replacing the shocks and checking out that brake squeal...
Just to show that Daddy helped a little, here is one photo of me under the car:
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