I'm looking at it that way now too, I *could* pull the axle from that side, take it in and get a replacement under warranty but it's quite a pain getting them out and I don't want to just put in another cheap one to have it fail again. I think for now I'll just "patch" it up and keep an eye on it, if/when the boot tears completely I'll just replace the boot. I also need to figure out a way to limit the steering travel, the real issue like I said earlier is these cars have too much steering angle at full lock for the CVs to handle and it pinches the boot. It's not a problem on the Jettas, only the B5 Passat/Audi A4/A6.