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What is the general preference re: front outter CV boot replacemnt?

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Old 05-02-2008, 02:44 PM
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Default What is the general preference re: front outter CV boot replacemnt?
Kris says to drop the lower CA's, and Lefko says it's easier to take the upper CA's off to get the axle free.

I know my car was delivered in MA (I have no idea how long it was there.) The person I bought it from was from CO, and moved to Seattle. So I'm not sure if that notorious pinch bolt is going to give me problems or not...

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I think that the bently says upper CAs...
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Default I dropped the lower CA, my pinch bolts were seized. I actually only dropped one lower ca, the rear
one IIRC.
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I did the lower controm arm first. I remember I also removed the brake cal to get access to the axle
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