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Outer CV boot replacement 850 1996

posted by  Shtoink on  Sun Apr 2 06:59 CST 2006
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Hello all...
So I decided that the winter finally broke in Syracuse today, and decided to swap the Gislaveds. Much to my dismay, I've found that the outer driver's side CV boot tore recently and has commenced spraying lovely black grease over my wheel well.

So I figured I'd buy the $10 kit (for outer CV only) from eeuroparts and do it myself, but not without asking some questions first. To begin, what kind of time frame are we looking at for the necessity of replacement? I haven't noticed anything while driving (yet) but don't want to ruin the joint, either. If I can just drive the car around town a little for now, I think I can get to the job in the next few weeks.

Are there any tips (I've done a search that found little) on making the job go smoother? Haynes makes it sound too easy.

And finally, the million dollar question: should I replace the inner CV boot while I have the thing apart, even though it looks fine? Or should I follow the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mantra and leave it alone? The car has 115k on it.

Thanks!






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