mosmoe (OPG)

A week ago I was trying to replace my CV boot by the standard method (removing the bolt from the upper control arm). After wasting my afternoon fighting with the bolt, I decided to put everything back together and ask people on the forums. They pretty much agreed that the bolt can be a real pain in the a**. I was about to take a torch and hammer to it when Farb posted an alternative method. I am happy to say that it worked rather well.

THE METHOD:
Remove the large bolt from the wheel hub, take of the wheel.

Remove the inner CV joint from the transmission by unscrewing the six torx bolts.

Jack up the wheel hub as far as possible.

The axle will drop down, allowing you to pull it out from under the transmission.

Install in reverse order. I will post some pics and a better walk through in the tech section. But I was so excited about getting this done that I thought I would post about it.

Also, to remove the outer cv joint from the axle, put the large hub bolt back in and tighten it with an impact wrench. It will pop right off

EdyJun

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WindyCityS4

now just a minute. I discovered it doing the work on his car!! There is no justice!! 8-)

WindyCityS4

Oh. And glad it helped.

mosmoe (OPG)

Ok WindyCityS4 gets 60% credit. Farb gets %40.

WindyCityS4

Sweet!! Majority credit.

DxC

how long did this method take you?

WindyCityS4

With wheel off and car in the air, 10 minutes to R and R. The fixing the boot not included

mosmoe (OPG)

It takes a while to clean the CV joints and regrease them. I had to replace the inner cv washer seal because it had dry rotted. So you may want to have one of those on hand. It isn't very complicated and doesn't take all that long. If I were to do it again, the whole process would take well under an hour. But for the first time, I would give it about two.

WindyCityS4

I agree with this.