Cv Boot Replacement

[kidafa]

Hi all,

Firstly yes iv searched but nothing covers the info im after...

Has any one replaced one of the front CV boots on a rsfour stag themselves at home? Is it much of a task? How do I go about doing it?

Cheers

[chook]

For the price (around $120-140 per side) not something i would waste a day or 2 on, even the CV specialist said he had some trouble with it...By the time you buy the boots and the packing grease its just not worth it.

[kidafa]

a day or two.... are you serious? cant be that hard can it? what grease do they run? just hight temp bearing or something along those lines...?

[KiwiRS4T]

If you are keen to do the job click on the link below and ask for a price for the boot kits only. You don't have to bid or buy at this point but be sure to specify inner or outer and give the details asked (such as model, year, 2 or 4wd auto or man etc). His prices for the complete cvs are good and he has a range of boot kits (ask for the cost of posting to Aus): http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-220086277.htm

[kidafa]

Yeah ive seen those complete kits on trade me.... I think the rest of the CV is ok as its not making any noise I just noticed the boot has split and want to replace it asap to keep it that way!

[_Ryan_]

If you are keen to do the job click on the link below and ask for a price for the boot kits only. You don't have to bid or buy at this point but be sure to specify inner or outer and give the details asked (such as model, year, 2 or 4wd auto or man etc). His prices for the complete cvs are good and he has a range of boot kits (ask for the cost of posting to Aus): http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-220086277.htm

front left outer, 97 rsfour auto.... could you send him a message and check the price for me rob?

[fat-lad]

was under mine today on the hoist having a look for ya and wouldnt be too hard to pull em, when you get it off, keep the boot in one peice if possible and take it to an repco or autopro and get em to match up an aftermarket boot off something else, aslong as its close you will be alrite, and will only cost you about $25 -$35 for a boot kit man,

any problems man i can get mine on the hoist and take some pics for ya. let me know

[kidafa]

What way should i go at it?

Remove wheel and rotor and see that o need to pull off to slide it of ?

[_Ryan_]

i think N15 outer is the same, but if a boot is shagged, chances are the joint isnt far off

[kidafa]

Yeah im bidding on the n15 boot being the same...

think the joint should be ok its only recently shagged out and a mates boots have been rooted for months and his isnt making noise yet..

[fat-lad]

to be honest mate i didnt look that hard to what has to come off lol, but ill have a look 2moz if i get time flat out at work this week if not will be thurs - friday as wifeys got the car for tafe, sorry if thats useless to ya,

[KiwiRS4T]

front left outer, 97 rsfour auto.... could you send him a message and check the price for me rob?

I'll try for a price for the whole kit and one for boot only.

[mattye]

Was talking to a mate bout this the other day. My left front boot is split. He fixes/mods cars on the side. He recomended that if I did the boot I may as well do the whole cv, as time n effort it takes, may as well change it all whilst your there. their not expensive so may as well so you don't have to do it all again.

[kidafa]

Well i took the wheel and caliper off thismorning.

Looked at the grease and shit mess it had made and thought ehhhh this has to be fixed today. Started getting over it quickly and called CV driveshafts and steerting here in south aus at lonsdale. Put it back together and drove their. I arrived had it on hoist in minutes and after a quick look said it should be pretty easy. 2 hours later and $176 and both the front outer boots were done as once it was on the hoist we could see the left side had started to weap aswell.

And confirming they were the same as N15 pulsar boots

[fat-lad]

glad to hear you got it sorted mate,