Prevent Costly Transmission Damage with CV Boot Replacement

"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 " ... If you inspect it, you will see that it is just there as a support for the rubber boot. It does not have to be perfect, just round enough so ... 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 ... you can then remove and replace the outer boot by sliding it along the shaft . or remove shaft leaving outer cv joint in hub if you need to ... And I don't recall having to keep straight "inner boot" vs "outer boot" when we went to replace them, ie I think they're identical. If you were ... Pull the old boot off, slide the new one on, clean all the grit out of the bearings if you need to, re-grease, then pound the outer joint back ... If you can take the axle out, you can reboot it, you might need ... Inner boot is often neoprene, Outer boot is thermoplastic. At least ... Let me tell you how it is done in a shop, and how you should do it: Place vehicle on hoist 6" above ground. Remove all four CV boot clamps. Pull ... My mk7 has 75k. I'm going to diy it and I'm wondering if it's worth the trouble to replace just the boot or if I should do the whole axle ... 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.