| Darren Gow-Brown still here to Answer your very good questions |
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| Let me extract some good questions in the last few months 1/12/07 |
| CV Boots by Warren French 4/11/07 |
| Hi Darren, The joint itself was ok but the boot was just starting to show some cracks so I needed to change it so I can get the vehicle registered - and before and splits let the dirt in and grease out. Here's how it's done. The axle shafts do come off the car but it's comparatively easy - messy but easy. Wheel hubs off and away from the axle shaft. Pull back rubber boot on inner CV joint. Feel inside CV housing outer race on gearbox for spring wire clip running in groove against the edge. Lift wire clip out with screwdriver and fingers. Pull axle shaft straight from vehicle. Remove circlip from inner end of shaft and take off inner CV race. Remove boot(s) from shaft. Clean up old grease (the really messy bit) Slide new boot for outer CV joint on from inner end and fill with the new grease in the pack. Put clamps on outer boot and tighten. Slide small clamp for inner boot onto shaft. Slide boot for inner CV joint onto shaft. Replace inner race for inner CV joint and replace circlip. Position boot correctly against its notch in the shaft and tighten clamp. Fill boot with correct grease. Place large clamp for the inner boot on the shaft Hold back the boot and insert inner race into outer race on gearbox and replace spring clip in groove. Readjust boot over outer race and tighten clamp. Use heaps of rags to try and get rid of all the old grease that fell out when you moved/opened the boots. Refit wheel hub to axle shaft. Hope that helps someone else. Regards Warren French Very good effort by Warren |
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Subject=gear change 3/12/07
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