George Macdonald wrote:

(snip)

>>I didn't notice that the CV joint was leaking because it apparently
>>had a little one-inch slit in it and there was no grease on it. They
>>said it looked like someone had cut it, but I told them that I hadn't
>>taken it to Pep Boys or anywhere like that. It's only been serviced
>>by them and the other Honda dealer.
>
>
> So it's only the one side then - the other dealer having said it was both
> sides? It's possible it was damage due to road debris - we have so much of
> it around here in NJ. The convicts who are supposed to clean it up don't
> give a shit and it's not often they do a clean up. This is also road-gator
> season.:-(

Yeah, just the one side. I looked at the other side when I got home and
didn't see anything wrong...but, hey, they're the mechanics, right?

Not really. It was on Saturday morning and there were no "real" techs
around--only the Quick Lube guys. And, like I said, I'm pretty ignorant
'bout suspensions. But, to be safe, I'll probably stick with the
original dealership. They really seem to have their shit together.

They really said that it looked like it had been deliberately cut--not
torn. This is interesting to me because it couldn't have been the oil
change dealer--the grease inside the wheel had been there for a while,
as it was all dirty. Maybe the original dealer could've nicked it back
in December when it got its first oil change? I dunno. All I care
about is that it's fixed, you know?

Thanks again for your help.
Adam