In this episode of Lock your Hubs 4WDing we check out how you can fix a split CV boot at home using simple tools.
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Timestamps
00:00 How to repair a CV Boot
00:12 How to Secure the Vehicle
00:44 How to remove the Brake Caliper
07:24 How to remove a CV Joint
08:12 How to remove an Old CV Boot
10:45 How to install a CV Joint on Driveshaft
11:50 How to install a New CV Boot
16:08 How to reinstall the Driveshaft
22:19 How to reinstall the Brake Caliper
23:23 How to reinstall the CV Nut
24:42 How NOT to operate an Ugga Dugga!
The “victim” is a 2011 Hyundai i30
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Taking the outer joint off to change the boot is rather silly.And in regards to those stainless banding, make sure there is no grease on the boot and joint as it won't seal properly.
Well done. Great lighting, narrating, and camera moving. One of the best DIY vids I've come across in a long time. I've done this type of repair before. I don't enjoy it. I need both CV boots replaced on my Tacoma. I'm probably going to pay to have it done even though I have all the skills and tools to DIY it. I'm just not feeling it right now……..
Is the joint the same as a front drive propshat boot?
Good ole duct tape does the job also
Awsome video mate thankyou im a couple of ugga dugs tightening specs meselfe ha ha
That is the easiest strip down I have seen are you sure you already stripped it and built it up again hahaha no dirt or rust about or maybe the vehicle isn’t old
I think you need a bigger hammer mate. Lol
I swear the best thing I've brought in the last twenty years was a set of ratcheting spanners.
That is the best replacement I have ever seen. Thank you very much. EXCELLENT Mate..
A good job & done with some obvious prior experience & "finess" however this same said "prior experience" inclusive of the finess that you applied all but got thrown out the bloody door simply because nowhere did I see or hear any mention of a "TORQUE WRENCH" being utilised. I was at tech school a few weeks ago & one of the guys got failed in an important exam simply because he did not use a torque wrench on all of those very same & important components that you serviced!! Modern cars are built with the absolute requirement for a lot of components to be torqued to the manufacturers specs & especially suspension & steering components & above all for safety!! If you are repairing a Western Stage Coach perhaps not the same necessity is required for the utilisation of a torque wrench!! (yeah right) However as you were not given "Carte Blanche" by the vehicle maker (let alone the owner) to implement your own personal choices you are therefore "Totally Out of Order". May I respectfully & further remind you that when you are showing & instructing other people how to do various jobs, they of course have their eyes & ears on your every action (just like I did) & accordingly when you give out bad vibes, wrong instruction or whatever, pupils will often pickup those bad habits. Whilst there is good content in this video but sadly there is also content that is lacking & not being taught!! Personally if the specs say "Torque it at 100-lbs/ft or whatever it simply gets applied as after all I never designed the bloody thing so how the hell would I know what torque any component duly requires!! UNDERSTANDEE DE ENGLISHEE???
I replaced boots several times on my Toyota four-wheel drive in the 1990s. Toyota's OEM boots lasted about 50,000 mi… Pitiful. My Ford f150 OEM boots have 336,000 on them and they're fine. Put 240,000 mi on a z71s and they were fine as well. Free internet and pre-Chinese CV half shaft availability. I will say it's a messy job. Have a couple of rolls of paper towels handy.
Now there is a special tool that can stretch the boot and put it back on without disassembling the cage.
Great video
Nice video. You are a good mechanic. I am motivated to do what you are doing. I enjoyed your video.