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Easy inner cv boot change

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Old 05-11-2013, 10:13 PM
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Easy inner cv boot change

I just replaced the passenger side inner boot on my 03 MCS. The instructions I've seen are overly complex so I thought I'd share my easy method.
There's no need to remove the inner shaft from the tranny & the brakes stay on, too. Just remove the axle nut, drop the lower balljoint & disconnect the tie rod end. Now you can just pull the brake rotor (with everything still attached) toward you to free the end of the shaft.
Bust the big boot clamp open & you can pull the half shaft out. One c-clip holds the inner 3-way bearing assembly to the shaft. Pull the clip & carefully tap the assembly off. Clean as much of the old grease out of / off of everything as possible with a rag. Do not use any solvents. Reboot, carefully tap bearing assembly back on, fill with supplied grease & reassemble. Cake.

FWIW, I used the $25 Empi boot kit & it seems to be of good quality. The only difficulty I had was finding a decent clamp tool. Avoid the $15 KD Autozone rental pliers. - they are not up to the job.
Surprisingly, $9 Autocraft CV clamp pliers I got from Advance worked really well.

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Old 05-12-2013, 07:08 AM
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+1 on those Empi boots!
 
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