CV Boot 80q

[Jim Green]

--- "Bhatti, Mohammed" <Mohammed.Bhatti at si-intl.com>
wrote:
> folks,
>
> I'm in the middle of trying to replace my front
> right outer cv boot on my 88
> 80q.
>
> So far, I have the wheel off, the tie rod off and
> removed the ripped boot so
> that I can see what I think is the CV joint.  The
> shaft is still on the car.
> According to the archives, the consensus is to
> remove the shaft from the car
> and do the work on a bench.  Tried using a 6mm hex
> but chickened out because
> I had some slippage.
>
> Question is, can I seperate the joint from the shaft
> while it is still
> attached to the car?  Also, how does one remove the
> joint from the shaft?
> Bentley shows a special tool but I see in the
> archives that you can hammer
> it loose.  Any specifics as to how this is done?
>


I bought a kit, and in that kit was a big Allen head
bolt, I too tried hammering the joint off, but with no
luck.  So I took the bolt and screwed it into the
joint until it popped it off the axle.  It was really
easy once I figured out what that bolt was for!  Also,
make sure and replace the retaining clip before you
put the joint back.

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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