Experience Smoother Rides with Inner and Outer CV Boot Replacement

HOW DO YOU REMOVE THE OUTER CV JOINT? ... Some axles have removable outer CV boots, but the Prius does not. To replace the outer CV boot, the inner joint and ... The inner CV is next to the gearbox and the outer CV is next to the wheel. Generally it's the outer CVs that fail more often. 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 ... Can the outer CV joint be easily removed from the axle shaft, say by knocking it away from the shaft? If so sliding on a new boot would be easy. I did a search for my '87 at a Toyota parts dealer and found that they are different. Dealer search here. The outer boot is discontinued. Got a tear in my outer CV boot. CV Axle only 2 years old, so ... If you have any permatex gasket maker (green for heavy lube??), use ... ... have the boot replace. I've searched the forums and i could only find inner cv joint boots replacement DIYs. Just wondering if anyone ... I rolled the baggie around the axle - Ziplock end toward the outer CV joint (this gives you something to grip onto when pulling the boot on). Name: 33 inner ... The transaxle side of the inboard CV joint is plugged with a plastic plug to keep the trans fluid in the trans, so there should be absolutely no ... Depending on how long the boot has been cracked, "maintenance by degrees" is probably a good plan here if you haven't noticed any noise or ...