Both of my front cv boots are ripped is there a way to put on new boots? the joints seem to be in good shape.

Joe

yeah boots are replaceable. remove the shaft and pop off the joint. clean em and reboot. or its a bit cleaner to replace the whole thing.

 

of course thats a bit simplified. but check in the usmb repair manual. there might be a explanation there.

There are a lot of strong feelings out there on this subject.

 

You might try a search and see what others have done and recomended?

 

I'd suggest while your there replace the whole thing and be done with it.......

 

Good luck,

Glenn

82 Hatch, well sort of........

01 Forester, still is.........

If you do go with just replacing the boot, make sure and get the high-temp silicone ones. I believe JCWhitney and Carquest have them. I've read that the split-boot type replacement is OK for a temp fix.

yeah, you will have to pull the axle, and disassemble the inner end. the inner end can be disassembled and cleaned up. the outer end is not serviceavle. but if you clean it up and use new grease, your axles will still last a while

 

use molybendum disulfide grease for the axles, not bearing grease. it may be called moly or moly ep, depending on the brand

This is all crap. I strongly suggest replacing the entire axel. They are relatively inexpensive these days. Much less grief to swap out the whole thing than to take apart and rebuild yours. Yours LOOKS good but is probably shot. If you spend the time and repack the joint and install new boot you will be fine for now. But more than likely 6 months from now you will hear some clicking.

Once I solve my power problem I will replace both of the front shafts.

Joe

if the old ones are not broken, keep them and rebuild them as spares-get-me-by, you get the idea

Is there a core charge on the shafts?

Joe

Originally posted by vwbuge

This is all crap. I strongly suggest replacing the entire axel. They are relatively inexpensive these days. Much less grief to swap out the whole thing than to take apart and rebuild yours. Yours LOOKS good but is probably shot. If you spend the time and repack the joint and install new boot you will be fine for now. But more than likely 6 months from now you will hear some clicking.

 

This is my belief as well. You don't know when the boot was torn, unless you check them every week, unlike most of us . Therefore you don't know how much grease has leaked out or how much dirt, debris, etc. has gotten in. Repacking the joint and replacing the boot is only a life support for what's probably already a ruined axle.

 

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