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left cv boot replacement 850 1995

posted by  mortai on  Fri Sep 16 14:00 CST 2005
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I cannot remove the axle from the hub on the left driver side. I have the wheel turned outward(left turn). I have the press tool which I have already destroyed one and the second is starting to loose its threads also. I have tried hammering out the axle and spraying wd 40 in there. Anyone have any suggestions? Can I take out axle from transmission side to remove boots?








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    left cv boot replacement 850 1995

    posted by  someone claiming to be fixit2003 on  Fri Sep 16 17:37 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    The axle has to be removed to replace the outer boot unless there's a VW style split boot kit available. But these generally don't last long at all on outer CV's. There's a circlip (sp?) around the shaft that has to be removed to slide the CV joint off. Maybe some heat would help?? My Haynes says to put glue on the axle splines when installing the axle. Don't know why but this may be the problem. When I replaced my boots I omitted the glue. Hope that doesn't cause a problem later on. There's a really thorough replacement explanation a few days back.








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      left cv boot replacement 850 1995

      posted by  mortai on  Fri Sep 16 18:48 CST 2005
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      got off the axle. Got really pissed and took a sledge hammer to it. Took about 8 full swings after spraying the hell out of it with pb. The axle end is now mushroom shaped so the nut won't fit. Thinking about either grinding it or just getting a rebuild for the left half shaft. This car has over 130,000 and continues to breakdown. Thanks for help







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