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Watch this How-To video to learn how replace your axle boot.

In this video I will show you how to replace the axle boot on you VW Jetta. The vehicle I’m working on is a 2006 VW Jetta MK5 and I’m replacing the outside boot on the driver’s side. I start by removing the wheel and then loosening the axle from the hub with a 29 mm socket. After I loosen the axle bolt I separate the ball joint to be able to move the steering knuckle away from the vehicle so I can have enough room to remove the axle from the vehicle. Once I have the inner fender removed, I take a 10 mm triple square socket and remove the 6 bolts that hold the axle shaft to the transmission. I then take the loose axle shaft to a bench and clamp it in the vise. With the axle shaft clamped in the vise I can easily remove the clamps that hold the boot to axle and the boot itself. I then separate the cv-joint from the shaft. Before I put everything back together I clean all the parts and put new grease on the joint. After I installed the boot with the clamps, I took the cv-axle with the new and sealed back to the vehicle and installed in the reverse order that I took it out.

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– Lower ball joint – 44 ft.-lbs

– Spindle bolt – 147 ft.-lbs + 180 degree

– Triple square bolts – 51 ft.-lbs

– Wheels – 89 ft.-lbs

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