Empower Your Drivetrain The Comprehensive Guide to CV Boot Replacement

Taking apart a CV joint is no easy task and if you manage to get the clip off, make sure to keep the balls in the same sockets so you don't ... You have to remove the axle (have fun breaking the 32mm nut) then you'll need a vice to hold onto the axle while you tap the end off of it. Then ... Usually to replace a CV boot you need to remove the driveshaft and then disassemble the CV joint to put the new boot on. Jack car and take tyre off, release steak nut locking device (half shaft retaining nut) with screw driver/chisel and pound hammer taking care ... Either method will require a new boot kit for the inner and outer joint. Once you replace the outer boot, then replace the inner one, and ... The joints aren't clicking yet, but the grease is definitely tainted. I know that with some cv axles, you need a slide hammer or a press to get ... "Split Boot"*: If you haven't encountered one, it's a CV boot that wraps around the axle and is glued together on one side. I've found a " ... Be careful not to damage the rubber boot on the ball joint. It is possible to replace the outer boot by doing what you are and removing the ... Yes, at a Subaru dealer if you have broken the outer boot then you replace the axle - those outer boots are pretty much indestructible unless you pinch or ... Slide steering knuckle off the CV shaft. Remove the heat shield that protects the CV boot (if you don't have a heat shield, that is why you are replacing the ...