Diagnosis and Part Selection Advice:

How did you know this part needed replacement? Why did you choose a certain brand/part number?
noticed outer CV boot on driver's side was torn and almost completely dry of grease during a routine inspection. Inner boot was showing signs of leakage, due to a spray of grease on the transaxle surrounding the boot. The usual clicking that CV's tend to do when they're dried out or contaminated did not occur, but a good rule of thumb is to replace the axle if the boot is torn. I chose to replace the factory part with a new replacement from Cardone, due to the lack of a core-charge.

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Part Comments

What came in the box? Were additional nuts, bolts, sealant, etc. needed for the repair?
The replacement axle came with a new axle nut to replace the old piece, and new detent clips on either end of the splines.

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Repair / Installation tips:

Special tools needed? Have to remove other parts to reach this one? Any left-hand threads, sharp edges, messy fluids or other pitfalls to avoid?
This procedure requires draining of the transmission fluid, otherwise fluid will spill everywhere upon removal of the old unit from the transaxle. Be mindful that the trans must be refilled upon completion, and needs to be filled with a long hose and funnel or some other type of device, because the lower control arm bushing is 2-3 inches from the fill plug, preventing normal means of fluid filling. Use genuine Honda MTF instead of 10w30 when refilling the trans, it will improve shift quality.