How hard is it to change an outer driver side CV Boot?
Will I need any special tools?

Thanks
95 850 T5-R
85 244 DL

Hi Puckstr.

I had attempted to change just the outer cv boot once about 9 month ago. I was going to replace it with a whole piece boot not a glue together boot. I could not get the outer cv joint to come apart. Many choice words were uttered and also had some one else to look over the instructions to make sure I was reading them right. I was able to find a foreign parts supply store 45 min away that had rebuilt cv axles, The whole axle with new boots to boot. So I replaced the whole axle and returned the old axle for a total price of just under $60 dollars. Needles to say that when the other side needed replacing a few months later I just went with the whole rebuilt axle. You end up pulling the axle out if you are to just replace the boot with a factory replacement anyway not with one of the seamed glue together ones.





Steve d. '94 854 105K, '95 855T 125K, '00 C70 75K

I agree, find a local import parts supplier, that has CV axles with a lifetime warranty, the cost shouldn't be more than about $70 retail, and replace the whole axle; twice the price; a quarter of the aggravation; and 100 times the warranty...this is what we call a no brainer.