Torn CV Joint Boot on A8

[Paul Waterloo]

I took my wheels off for the first time since I bought the car last night
and found that the outer right front CV boot is ripped all the way around
and separated into two pieces. The CV joint makes a little bit of vibration
if I take a hard left hand turn (which I won't be doing anytime soon).

Question: How do I repair this? Do I need an entire axle, or can I clean it
up, take the old boot off, and put a two piece boot in place? Or can I get a
one piece boot and pull the axle and then put it on?

Thanks!

Paul
97 A8 (really, I like to work on cars, that's why I got a new one!)
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Paul Waterloo
Applied Energy Services
Phone 708-524-9464
Fax 708-524-0079
Cell 312-961-2523
pwaterloo at compuserve.com