CV Boot DONE!!!!
11-17-2004, 07:29 AM
#1
Head Cat Herder
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CV Boot DONE!!!!
Actually, it's been done since Saturday, but finally getting around to posting about it.. Not really all that bad of a job in the overall sense, but it is VERY messy, and a little tedious..
Inside of wheel before cleaning.
<img src="http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/images/audiworld/cv_boot_01.jpg">
Start by loosening the collar bolt on the axle:
<img src="http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/images/audiworld/cv_boot_02.jpg">
Then, jack the car and remove the tire. Pull the bolt out. Pop the 'pinch bolt' out of the upright, and pop the upper arms out of the upright.
Push the axle out of the hub, and swing to the side. According to the Bently, there is a clip holding the CV joint on. Well, there is, but it's IMPOSSIBLE to get at with the joint in place. This is a sacrificial clip. You drive the joint on over it, when the joint is on all the way, the clip holds it on the axle. As you press the joint off the axle, the clip gets destroyed, which is why you replace it.
<img src="http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/images/audiworld/cv_boot_05.jpg">
Pressing the joint off of the axle is easy enough, BUT, according to the AudiWorld tech article, you can use the collar bolt to drive the joint off. Well, for whatever reason, on my car, the bolt was not long enough to drive it all the way off. I used my 2 arm puller to pull it the rest of the way off.
<img src="http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/images/audiworld/cv_boot_04.jpg">
I cleaned the joint thoroughly, packed new grease in, put the boot on the axle (this is a HUGE pain, making sure that the small end does not turn itself inside out, which it wants to do) and drove the joint back on the axle with my rubber faced dead blow.
Put it all back together, happy as a clam. Remember, the torque on the collar bolt is 114nm (84 lb/ft)<b> +180 degrees</b>. This is a little scary the first time you do it, but you MUST. All said, it took around 2 hours or so, taking my sweet time.
Interestingly enough, the strange low howl noise that my car made at speeds over 60 mph appears to have been caused by the old boot (or something else on that axle, as it's GONE.
Inside of wheel before cleaning.
<img src="http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/images/audiworld/cv_boot_01.jpg">
Start by loosening the collar bolt on the axle:
<img src="http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/images/audiworld/cv_boot_02.jpg">
Then, jack the car and remove the tire. Pull the bolt out. Pop the 'pinch bolt' out of the upright, and pop the upper arms out of the upright.
Push the axle out of the hub, and swing to the side. According to the Bently, there is a clip holding the CV joint on. Well, there is, but it's IMPOSSIBLE to get at with the joint in place. This is a sacrificial clip. You drive the joint on over it, when the joint is on all the way, the clip holds it on the axle. As you press the joint off the axle, the clip gets destroyed, which is why you replace it.
<img src="http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/images/audiworld/cv_boot_05.jpg">
Pressing the joint off of the axle is easy enough, BUT, according to the AudiWorld tech article, you can use the collar bolt to drive the joint off. Well, for whatever reason, on my car, the bolt was not long enough to drive it all the way off. I used my 2 arm puller to pull it the rest of the way off.
<img src="http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/images/audiworld/cv_boot_04.jpg">
I cleaned the joint thoroughly, packed new grease in, put the boot on the axle (this is a HUGE pain, making sure that the small end does not turn itself inside out, which it wants to do) and drove the joint back on the axle with my rubber faced dead blow.
Put it all back together, happy as a clam. Remember, the torque on the collar bolt is 114nm (84 lb/ft)<b> +180 degrees</b>. This is a little scary the first time you do it, but you MUST. All said, it took around 2 hours or so, taking my sweet time.
Interestingly enough, the strange low howl noise that my car made at speeds over 60 mph appears to have been caused by the old boot (or something else on that axle, as it's GONE.
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11-17-2004, 08:52 AM
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Head Cat Herder
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Thanks! Yes, it is INCREDIBLY dirty.. Lucky for me, I had 2 boot kits 'dontated' by a fellow AWer...
so, replacing the whole axle was not really cost effetive for me! :-) But yeah, if the joint was bad, replacing the whole thing would make sense..
11-17-2004, 11:03 AM
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Comments after replacement...
I forget, check with ECS, thats where I got it. Yep, it feels like a brand new car again. Its funny how much those cv's effect noise and ride quality. It saved me a ton of time and ag. The axle just unbolts, pulls right out, and slip the new one in. Take it for what its worth, I'm probably too retentive about our cars and like everything to a high standard on them. Good luck