How to replace a CV boot. This is a video showing the replacement of a cv boot on a 2001 Buick Lesabre Axle. I forgot to mention in this vid that there are o…
How to replace a CV boot. This is a video showing the replacement of a cv boot on a 2001 Buick Lesabre Axle. I forgot to mention in this vid that there are o…
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what do u use to clean it out?
what is the other boot called??
What brand replacement shafts do you have the best luck with?
Not a good vid. Axle is not nrssesarily bad if the boot is torn, ypu dont
need take it apart to ou the boot on
Great vid!
Thanks man you really helped.!! I know what to do now!
Thanks alot from Saudi Arabia .
Great video. Yes you can buy a cheap refurbished axle but they usually last
a fraction of the life of the original OEM joint. If you’re a little
proactive and replace the boots on OEM joints before they tear, you only
have to deal with axle issues every 150,000 mi. Once you go get the cheap
refurbs you describe, you’re going to be replacing joints every 40,000 mi.
Just my experience…
thanx for the help. I ripped my boots when i was changeing my ball joint
and my control arm. I had no clue how to get it apart. Cuz i’m not machanic
and I hate paying someone to fix something i can do myself.
thanks a lot man ur cool,that is very good explanation maybe next week i
can do mine..salamat…
finally i found a vid that can help me, great vid……now its a matter of
finding a boot that fits my car
thanks that helped alot i go to the point of i didnt no how to get the
things apart! thanks, great skills u got!
Thanks for the vid. Answered my questions 🙂
I usually just buy the cheapest one I can find and haven’t had any problems
yet. The last few ive gotten have been Cardone
why grease up and reboot it if you didn’t even clean it?
@mdkgod43 A parts washer works great but if you don’t have one you can use
some diesel fuel or gasoline (be careful and don’t burn down your shop) and
then spray it down with brake cleaner.
clutch! bang bang bang bang!
What a mess….just easier to pay the extra 35 dollar for a rebuilt unit.
yeah thats probably best, if its making noise the joints already screwed
I did this on a friend’s 89 Accord, his passenger axle was clicking pretty
badly, we found a good one at the junk yard with a torn inner boot, so we
put a new boot on that, and put it in the car. Saved around $20 buying the
axle and boot vs buying a new axle. I don’t like rebuilt axles anyways,
I’ve had too many of them break on me for no reason.
cost…. unless it’s an 80s BMW 325iX and the axle cost $400+ dollars…
lol 😉
good vid. this is why i dont drive a FWD.
usually not a whole lot
its not that hard to replace or repair them. and they do last long time
than before.
Thank you very much. good job. Great point on putting the clamp of the
shaft FIRST. LOL Thanks again you really helped me .
When I changed the joint on my car I had the same type of clamp you’ve got
there and what i did was put them on and squeeze them until they locked
into the square holes by hand then got a pair of side cutters and squashed
that little nub. and they haven’t come off yet. it saves buying special
tools.
@bah53 thanks a bunch
ok so i have to replace the outter cv joints on my car would it be the same
process for any axle just remove the boot and that clip? the repeat in
reverse with the new parts? thanks
Good job!!!! This help
tha clip.. is so simple most people seems to … simply wack them off with
hammers not all are that easy removed are they?
This has shown me that the best option is CLEARLY to buy a new axle! Thanks
for the vid.
anyone have a cheap way to get the bands clamped?I was thinking of grooving
a pair of vise grips at the ends
Better off buying a reman axle than replacing the boot saving time.
@bigredchnl20 that was an abortion. How’d he get the clip between the shaft
and the joint teeth out and in? at least he admitted he didn’t know DICK at
the end. I respect that
@mdkgod43 Petrol works well
nice,i heard clutch!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot, muchas gracias, for all ur informartion, que dios me lo
bendiga
Thanks for posting
thanks alot for the vid! i think i’m gonna have to get a whole new axle now
since the boots been torn for a while and its making noise whenever i turn.
very informative
@Bradjd56 Most of them are similar to this, I won’t say they all are
because I haven’t seen everything but most are.
@evilneverdies88 The boot on the other end is called the same thing, its
just a different style constant velocity joint on that end.
You are the man seriously saved me soo much hassle
Cheers mate! It’s the clip I was after. Thanks a million from Scotland.
Great video. How much oil leaks out of the transmission after the shaft is
removed?