# Torn CV boot 2014 Ford Focus **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** focus, ford\ **Created:** [June 19, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736 "2022-06-19T13:32:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wsoldier182](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wsoldier182](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wsoldier182)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/1 "2022-06-19T13:32:26Z")
I’m going to get this fixed. But I’m wondering, what is the plastic part that made contact with the boot and tore it? ![20220619_060144](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/7/e7ab0c0df203b503819cc1d480b41b067332daf9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/2 "2022-06-19T15:22:26Z")
It is a grit shield. If it made contact, it has been damaged or dislocated. I don’t see either in the picture of the shield. ---
**Author:** ![Wsoldier182](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wsoldier182](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wsoldier182)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/3 "2022-06-19T15:30:46Z")
I’ll add more pictures. I’m new so I could only upload one. ![20220619_060005](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/0/70a498de0b95b1259ec6f6fe4bb9a6d2bd7d5847.jpeg) ![20220619_055950](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/8/3/838c1977336011ecadeec2ad5beaab53400d0003.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/4 "2022-06-19T15:37:06Z")
I don’t have a 2014 Focus to look at so the pictures mean nothing to me . But you said you were going to have it fixed . Just have the shop tell why the boot was damaged and have then inspect the entire vehicle while it is there. I would also have both boots replaced as the car is 8 years old . You might need other service done so ask what they recommend and of course you can say yes or no to those. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/5 "2022-06-19T16:20:02Z")
You don’t want them to just replace the boot. You want a remanufactured axle installed. The labor to install remanufactured axle is far cheaper than rebooting the existing axle. Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/6 "2022-06-19T16:28:30Z")
And who knows how much dirt and grit got into those huge tears. Replace, not repair. ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/7 "2022-06-21T00:16:44Z")
The grease would have to be cleaned out and new grease applied, since dirt got in there. Unless you caught this problem within like 50 miles. Sometimes remanufactured parts can be not made very well and the replacment will be noisy. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/8 "2022-06-21T00:24:27Z")
> [@TheWonderful90s](#): > > Sometimes remanufactured parts can be not made very well and the replacment will be noisy. That would mean you didn’t replace it with a remanufactured part, but instead a rebuilt part. > **[What Does Remanufactured Mean? - Difference from Rebuilt/Refurbished](https://www.dxpe.com/what-does-remanufactured-mean-vs-refurbished-rebuilt-reconditioned/)** > > DXP Enterprises walks through examples of remanufactured products, and the different between refurbished and remanufactured. Learn more! Tester ---
**Author:** ![Wsoldier182](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wsoldier182](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wsoldier182)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/9 "2022-06-21T18:47:10Z")
I just got it fixed today. It was a rat trap that was stuck there. That seems strange. ![20220621_105656](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/8/b896271c66408b566526e3d67de4b032ea3c6a09.jpeg) Here is a photo of the old axle. ![20220621_120040](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/3/730dd32efe8b46104dfbfcae976d8f668b5c2112.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/10 "2022-06-21T19:01:25Z")
> [@Wsoldier182](#): > > It was a rat trap that was stuck there. That seems strange. Strange? In what way? People encounter road debris every single day. But if a rat actually put it there….that would be strange. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/11 "2022-06-21T19:29:56Z")
Rat trap? Any rat bits in trap? I think trap was up high in cowl area and rat dragged it down by wheel. Or it was dislodged by road vibration. ---
**Author:** ![Wsoldier182](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wsoldier182](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wsoldier182)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/12 "2022-06-21T19:37:56Z")
Nope, no rat bits. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torn-cv-boot-2014-ford-focus/184736/13 "2022-06-22T22:09:01Z")
His rat friends probably ate the scraps.