[s-cars] CV Boot Recommendation

[Sean Douglas]

The exception to this is Raxles.com. They use new joints and boots on used 
shafts.

I spoke with them trying to get the *rear* axles for my car, but outer rear CV 
is NLA through aftermarket sources (read Lobro / GKN).

Sean D.


Quoting Joshua van Tol <josh at spiny.com>:

> I would add that even if a rebuilt half shaft is cheaper, I'd *still*  
> re-pack. The reason is that most (90+% in my experience wrenching)  
> rebuilt half-shafts are unmitigated junk. You're getting a half shaft  
> that someone else wore out, and a rebuild company "rebuilt" using  
> whatever procedures they imagine might work. The manufacturers of CV  
> joints don't typically offer re-built joints, and for good reason.  
> Once they're worn out, the process to restore them to like new  
> condition is almost as much work as building a new one.
> 
> 
> On Sep 11, 2006, at 3:01 PM, David Kase wrote:
> 
> > Clean and pack. No need to replace it unless it is
> > a) making noise
> > b) it costs more to do just the boot.
> >
> > The outer CV can be easily removed on the Audi's I have dealt with  
> > but I
> > never did an A4.  If you find you can remove it easily, just clean and
> > repack.
> >
> > The key here is CLEAN!  Clean the joint, then clean it again.  When  
> > you
> > are sure its clean, clean it one more time.  If there is a single  
> > chunk
> > of stone or hard material in there, it could toast the joint.
> >
> > The joints are PITA to clean but just keep working it around and  
> > around
> > and eventually all the grease and crap will come out (get all the  
> > grease
> > out as that is where the crap hides).  I would highly recommend  
> > getting
> > use of a parts cleaner for this.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Dave Kase
> >
> > Brian Powell wrote:
> >
> >> What is it all of a sudden? 100+k miles without a single problem,
> >> well-maintained and now the wife's A4 is giving me grief and keeping
> >> me from my S6 projects.
> >>
> >> Changing her oil yesterday, I did my normal inspections and found  
> >> that
> >> the outer CV boot for the front, passenger side has a small tear in
> >> it. I noticed because a little glob of grease was coming out of it. I
> >> squeezed the boot and found there seems to be a good bit of grease
> >> still in there. I used my grease gun and put more in.
> >>
> >> So, the question becomes, should I replace the CV or just remove the
> >> boot, clean and repack the grease and put on a new boot? Or should I
> >> just save time and get a rebuilt half-shaft?
> >>
> >> The problem with the clean and repack is I'm not sure what type of
> >> press I would need to separate the CV from the half-shaft so that I
> >> could replace the boot.
> >>
> >> Basically, I need suggestions and howto's. Searching the recent
> >> archive, I found a bit of discussion about this, but it seemed that
> >> some advocated replacement, others clean/repack.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Brian
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