1998 Honda Accord drive axle

That my friend is a CV joint. You could replace the boot itself. The boot should come with the clamps and grease to repack it, but they run $15 to $20. Then you will need the tool to attach the clamps to the hold the boot is place and that is around $20. The effort and mess is not worth it. Then you have no guarantee that the joint is going to last. For around $70 dollars you can get a rebuilt axle that usually has a lifetime warranty on it. That is the way I would go. It might take you a couple of hours to replace it. I have many of them and can do it in 20 to 30 minutes. Not hard. Impact wrench is nice but not required. The job requires you to lift the car and support it safely. Then take off the car tire. Next take the caliper off the rotor and hang it will a wire to the strut. Use a small chisel and knock the indentation of the axle nut back and remove the axle nut. Big nut about 34 or 34mm. The take the bottom ball joint apart. You might need a big bar to seperate the joint once the castle nut is off. Lift the hub assembly away from the car and let the axle slide out of the hub. Now gently use a pry bar and pop the old axle out of the tranny. Remove it from the car and slide in the new one after comparing them to be sure they are the same. Reassemble. Take some tire dressing spray and apply to the old boots on the other axle to hopefully ward off the disintigration of those boots for awhile.

Good luck!