cv boot changing

[Sam Cow]

|Hub nut? Get yourself a 35mm (check with calipers) socket with 3/4" drive and sliding bar 3/4" driver and it will be a breeze. For some reason, the lack of give using 3/4 stuff makes a world of difference. Something I'd never be without now. Alternatively, you'd need a hell of a rattle gun (see previous posts) and you need to control doing up the nut on reassembly. Changing cv gaiters? Last time I did one, "tapping" the cv joint off the shaft took 45 minutes and I've done a few in my time. The you have the hassle of clearing out all the old grease because if grease has got out, dirt has probably got in. Sod's Law. Putting the joint back on the shaft took about the same time. I vowed in future simply to get new shafts for about 75 quid from people like Euro Car Parts.