Hello, Look's like I need to replace my inner Cv boot, nice leaking going on!! And as you all know, should do them all!! Any tips on doing this job?? I do have a 4 post lift, I will need to bottle jack the back and pull the wheels, but at least I can walk under the car!! It looks like the dealer has kit's for around $30 each boot?? Sound's like a good price to me. Thanks for any info in advance. Robert
I have been enlisted to help on this project. Having never done this on a TR before are there any tips or tricks we should know about before we dive in? What are the troublesome areas of the project? Thanks, DJ
I have not done this on a TR. I have done it on my 308. I don't think there are any "tricks" outside of getting the bolts that connect the two halves of the CV joints all slightly loose before you start pulling it all apart. They can be quite tight and you'll want a fair amount of resistance from the car (weight on wheels) as you attempt to remove. I've generally found I can access several, then raise car, rotate wheels, lower car again to get the rest. Sometimes some penetrant can help on the stubborn ones. You do want to keep the axles and the CVs in their original locations (and rotation) when you come to replace on the vehicle. So it can be useful to use a scribe on each end across the axle and the race. Clean it all well and don't mix old and new CV grease. It is a mucky job so plenty of towels (I use paper rather than shop towels for this one) are needed. Manual should tell you quantity of grease to use on each. FYI, my axles had some surface rust/paint flaking. We had them cleaned up and bright nickel plated. Also, I replaced all 24 bolts. I seem to remember reading about the replacement cycle on them and it struck me as a good precaution. HTH. Good luck! Philip
Most boot kits come with the correct type of grease. It's not ordinary axle grease. Have fun I've done it a bunch of times on my car. Think of it like Rubics cube but with heavy black grease all over every thing. They're a little tricky to assemble. If there's any wear on the joints (you'll be able to see it) you can reverse their rotation direction and get extra life out of them but I usually just replace them. Bob S.
There is a premium to good grease for these. I don't have a rec, usually manage to find the stuff that goes into an Audi or similar which is v good quality.
I will second that with DJ, thanks for the info! I guess I pull the wheels and get rocken, anyone else has some input, please chime in!! Robert
