[s-cars] CV Boot Recommendation

[Theodore Chen]

brian,

check on audiworld for discussion of replacing the CV boots on the A4.
the axleshaft on my '01 S4 was hollow, so that trick didn't work, and
neither did the puller.  the CV joint was also very firmly attached to 
the axleshaft, so beating on it with a hammer didn't get me anywhere.
i ended up taking it to the dealer.

-t.

--- Sean Douglas <quattro20v at telus.net> wrote:

> Brian:
> 
> The outer fronts are quite easy to do. No need for a press. Once the axle is 
> out of the car and in a vice, thread the axle bolt into the CV joint until it
> 
> bottoms out against the shaft, keep tightening with an impact wrench and the 
> joint will pop off.
> 
> Cut the boot off with a razor knife and gently tap it with a rubber mallet or
> 
> deadblow hammer and the joint will come all the way off. Make sure you note 
> the orientation of the clip, dished washer and other thrust washer.
> 
> Clean joint, slide new boot on, washers and clip, grease with moly as per 
> Bentley and tap back on. Use special crimping tool (or end nippers) to
> tighten 
> clamps.
> 
> Re-install on car.
> 
> The outers can actually be done on the car without removing the inboard side,
> 
> but its a bit more awkward.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sean D.
> 
> Quoting Brian Powell <powellb at gmail.com>:
> 
> > 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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