[DML] Re: CV Boot replacement

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

5-speed or automatic does not matter. You can replace the a boot
without removing the half-shaft but it makes it so much easier to
remove it completely from the car. There is a lot more to this than
just replacing the boot. You should disassemble the joint and clean
and inspect it. Reassemble and lubricate it. You should do all 4. The
"trick" that makes it easy is experience. Once you do it you will be
able to do it a whole lot faster. To remove the half-shafts you just
have to undo a whole bunch of bolts. You will need a retaining ring
removal tool (external expanding kind). Depending on the type of strap
you use to hold the boots you may also need a tool for them. Some
types use a winding kind of thing to tighten and secure the strap.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sweitzel_2000" <sweitzel@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Group,
> 
> What is the preferred procedure for replacing the CV boots on an
> automatic? Does the entire axle shaft have to come out of the car? or
> is there some trick that makes it easy?








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