Hello, everyone,

Today I just have my both CV axles replaced by a local shop (listed as
Axle Specialist on the phone book). A pickle fork was used to separate
the ball joints. Unfortunately, as a result, the right balljoint dust
boot is split and the left one is damaged. My questions to you are

1. Is it ok to leave it split?
2. If not, can I just replace the dust boot or the whole ball joint
needs to be repalced?

The shop rebuilt the axles by themseves. They reused spindle nuts on
my car, which were partially broken when unstaking them, but they
staked at another position.
3. Is this practice acceptable?

I am not sure if they reused the spring clips at the inner ends.

Your response is greatly appreciated, and my car is 92 accord DX auto.

Jingyuan