I was at the track with my 98 eclipse gs-t, I was on my last run. I shifted into 2nd gear and then it felt like I blew a tire. I had minimal control over the car. When I pulled it off the track my tire was pigon tied with the top side in. We noticed that the bolt on the bottom of the A arm was missing. The shock came down on the CV boot and cracked it and this lead to alot of grease everywhere. I know I need to replace the boot, what else should I check for? Has anyone else replaced the boot before? I need some info on how to do it. I know there was a recall on the balljoint but that has already been replaced and so have the struts and shocks within the last 3000 miles. Here are the pics: http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/653389/7

The 1st picture is a picture of the nut that came off. When i shifted into 2nd it popped it off the assembly.

If anyone has anything that could help me it would be appreciated.

Looks like a balljoint failure to me.

I was thinking it all happened because that nut came off but i dont know too much about suspension. Anyone know how much that would cost to fix?

free

Does anyone know the name of the boot that cracked and what its covering? I thought it was the CV joint but now im thinking thats somewhere else. Its the boot thats right behind the rotor assembly.

Originally posted by Pyroman415
Does anyone know the name of the boot that cracked and what its covering? I thought it was the CV joint but now im thinking thats somewhere else. Its the boot thats right behind the rotor assembly.

yup.