can somebody please help me
so that i can replace my cv boot on my drive shaft its the one next to the wheel
any help would be good as i want to do it myself
thanks mat

 

hi i changed two cj joints and it can be awkward you will have to takethe cv joint off to change the boot, its a lot easier with the drive shaft out, do u know how to take it out

 

no ive got about a foot of room under the car and ive slid the boot near the gear box over and now im stuck,
weather to take the brake caliper off and undo the suspension nuts .
have been looking for this pin people are on about but i cant see it
so any advice i would love
thanks matt

 

i take it u have the wheel off so take the hub nut off its the centre one a 30 i think then take out the bolt holding the wish bone to the hub its a 14 you will have to pry the wish bone out of thehub with somthing its very stiff. when u get it out pull te ub away from the car and push the drive shaft through it. look at the inner part of the drive at the gear box twist the drive and u will see a hole theres a little pin in there pop it out and the drive wil come out. when u hav the drive out hold it in a vice or something and hit the cv joint very hard to knock it off the drive,, i dont think it can come off ad be re used so u will need a new one. if it wont come off ut it very carefully withan angle grindr make sure u dont damagethe driveshaft inside it though

 

take off the inner cv joint from the gearbox and slide the new boot up the shaft towards the hub


you do not have to mess about with hub nuts/cv joints or brake callipers!!!

 

32mm socket to undo the main drive shaft hub nut.
As kildare says for removing hub, only one bolt to take out of the bottom ball joint. Just be aware of the overall length of the brake hose when you pull the hub / strut back to get the driveshaft out
Much, much easier to remove the whole drive shaft from the car and do it on the bench. It can be done under the car but it's dark, you have to get your head under the wheel arch and sit on the floor to do it, bugger that.

Not all driveshafts are "pinned" to the gearbox, if you can see no pin then chances are it's just the lever off type, a short sharp jab with a pry bar in between the driveshaft and gearbox will unseat it and then you can slide it out. make sure you have a drip tray underneath unless you want gear oil all over the driveway


Andy

 

i have a sti 2
1996 classic
so will all my gearbox oil come out if idisconnect the drive shaft,
still not sure which is the easyest way to do it,will have another look today

thanks for all advice will crack the beast today if it dosent rain

 

at last got it all off drive shaft out and now i can get the boot and try to put it all together
thanks for your help
matt

 

might be too late but i assume you know how to dismantle joint to fit new boot.

cut metal bands. pull back old boot. If you look inside cup theres is metal ring. pull this out with srewdriver. two halves should seperate. Next you need to remove cage from driveshaft just take off circlip on the end. take a note of which way round cage was fitted for reasembly. then take off old boot and put new one on. secure smallest side of boot with band. reasemble joint packing with grease. When fully assembled and full off grease before putting on large band you need to release any air trapped. do this by lifting edge of boot and squeeze boot untill grease starts to appear. Also use the correct metal bands as cable ties will just come off at high speed.