replace cv boot
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Germarchip
replace cv boot
how do you go about replacing the outside CV joint gaiter ? Is there a circlip in there or do you just need to hit it with a mallet ?
Re: replace cv boot
Germarchip wrote:how do you go about replacing the outside CV joint gaiter ? Is there a circlip in there or do you just need to hit it with a mallet ?
Hi both,
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Re: replace cv boot
BIG mallet!! you'll hit your hand a few times, they either come off nice or they're a right pain, sometimes you'll dislodge the inner joint so in the near side case be ready to put it back in quickly or you'll lose a portion of your front diff fluid.
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helen&tony
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Re: replace cv boot
Hi
To avoid splitting the inner one, grip the shaft with a large set of stilsons, and wedge against something to prevent it moving, and wallop the outer...
Cheers
Helen
To avoid splitting the inner one, grip the shaft with a large set of stilsons, and wedge against something to prevent it moving, and wallop the outer...
Cheers
Helen
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kawasaki kid
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Re: replace cv boot
Make sure there are no young children around as you will use lots of swear words to get it to move. 
The biggest problem I had was the splines on the driveshaft had seized into the hub -with rust 
they must not have have any grease on the production line when they assembled them. 
I had to do both sides - oh what fun you can have with a 5lb lump hammer. 
The biggest problem I had was the splines on the driveshaft had seized into the hub -with rust they must not have have any grease on the production line when they assembled them. I had to do both sides - oh what fun you can have with a 5lb lump hammer. If I had all the money I ever spent on my Freda ............ I`d spend it on my Freda.