Cv boot installing

[CAV-BAZZA]

Hello guys just want abit of guidance on putting in my passenger side cv boot, like what to remove for a easy installation thanks all advice appreciated

[Cavalier342]

The only ones I've done are the split and glue type. Won't last as long as the regular type but if you're not confident with pulling the drive shaft out yourself, then it's your best bet. In my case they worked ok 2 times out of 3 attempts.

[planetc]

You don't need to remove anything other than the wheel for access. Turn the steering on full lock and with the wheel hanging at full suspension extension, slide the old boot back so you can see the joint and clean it so the grease doesn't block your view. You will see the ends of the circlip in a recess in the joint next to the shaft, it is an external circlip and you need to push the ends apart to release the clip whilst pulling the shaft out of the joint. Once the shaft is released you can pull it clear and swap the boot, then refit. Sometimes you need to gain an extra few mm by levering the engine over on its mount to allow the shaft to clear the joint. Smaller engines 1.4 and early 16sv the shaft often sticks in the joint but can be assisted with a pair of old molegrips and a hammer. Larger engines don't usually have this problem and will slide freely. It really helps if you have a pair of circlip pliers with flat tips rather than the usual round tips.

[CAV-BAZZA]

Mine is a 1.8 auto, I have done a prelude and was easy, do I have to remove the tie rod end or any ball joint when doing this I want to put a proper cv boot in not a glue type or strech one

[planetc]

Ni, the shaft has enough clearance to pull out of the joint without popping ball joints. I did both joints on my 1.8 in about 30 minutes.

[CAV-BAZZA]

That's good, so as it's passenger side I turn the wheel fully to passenger side, take wheel off and release external circlip for cv joint, then remove old boot and fit bes one, so once I release the cv joint external clip the shaft should be release from the cv joint ready for me to replace new boot, hope I got this right, does this mean I don't have to even undo Hub nut?

[planetc]

No need to undo anything else apart from the wheel. Technically if you can get it high enough to get under it you don't even need to do that.

[CAV-BAZZA]

So this is installing a proper cv boot not a sticky cv boot, also how would I know the joint had been fitted correctly once the new boot is in, thanks guys

[planetc]

A proper genuine boot with a hole in the middle at each end! The shaft will lock into place with the circlip around it and you'll know it is in because you won't be able to pull it out again without spreading the circlip. There are a lot of people out there that will tell you the bottom ball joint has to be released, but I speak from experience and have done literally hundreds of them without, there is enough clearance.

[planetc]

You can see the circlip in this photo

[retrogeezer]

just want to 'like' this thread.

[CAV-BAZZA]

Thank you, that's excellent and much simpler to do than what I'm used to normally doing, appriciate the help