Subject: cv boot replacement 86 5kt

[Christopher Ritchie]

Jay Dias wrote:
Looking for BTDT info, do have bentley. Boot is LH side outer
(near wheel).


1. The Audi cv kit is cheap - ~$10.  It contains everything you need - boot, 
circlips, grease, axle nut.
2. You need a big socket to get the axle nut off - 23 or 32 mm - i.e. one 
that doesn't come in the usual socket set.  When you get this big, you may 
find that a socket size in inches and fractions fits well.  You'll also need 
a big breaker bar and/or pipe extension to get the axle nut off and on.  
Look at the Bentley for torque values.
3.  You'll need "triple square" sockets to get the axle shaft off at the 
transmission end.  Hex and torx keys do not fit.  Clean the cavity well 
before inserting the tool.
4.  You'll need those special opposite pliers with the tips (I forget their 
name.) to hold the clip open while you pound the hell out of the joint to 
get it off the shaft.
5.  You'll need to pound the hell out of the joint where it is pressed onto 
the shaft.  (This bears repeating.)
6.  You'll need some way to squeeze the bands that hold the rubber boot on 
the shaft.
7.  The special grease that comes with the kit stains.
8.  You can buy rebuilt axle shafts.
9.  Do not move the car, even by rolling it, with the axle shaft out.  
You'll ruin a bearing in there.

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