CV Boot Replacement

[julian_s13]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone can help me i have to replace a cv boot on a 1995 prelude 2.2
Where can i get the boot? I live in brisbane..
And any tipsfor removing the old and installing the new !!

Cheers

Julian

[JSpec3]

Boots can be bought from repco. Inner cv boots are easier to do than outers. To change the outers you need to slide it all the way back over the inner one, bit of a hassel.

[julian_s13]

Its the outside one too..

[mocchi]

for diy you need:
cv boot (included in cv boot kit)
grease boot (included in cv boot kit)
band clamps (included in cv boot kit)
banding tool to tighten the clamps
hammer
flat punch of some sort
flat head, massive size please.
gearbox oil, most likely 2 litres
long breaker bar
32mm socket
ball joint separator to undo lower ball joint.
wd40
metal cutter
jack stands
honda service manual

how: (no half shaft)
0. The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of
someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!
0.5. drain gbox oil
1. remove anything that blocks your access to the hub nut (hubcaps, wheel centre caps, etc)
2. while car on ground, unstake the hub nut and crack it open with the 32mm socket + breaker bar
3. get wheels out of the way
4. jack car up and undo lower ball joint.
5. wd40 that dshaft end and move knuckle out of the way. wiggle it.
6. using big flat head, pry out shaft from gbox
7. cut metal bands on dshaft boot
8. clean that shiet up with wd40 and/or degreaser
9. using a punch, separate the bearing/casing from driveshaft (hard one esp with no bench vice grip)
10. clean everything and pack new grease into bearing casing and some in the new boot
11. slide in new boot, and using service manual you measure the driveshaft length
12. push in the driveshaft back into bearing casing. measure length and compare with service manual.
13. put in metal bands provided in the cv boot kit. tighten using banding tool.
14. reinstall everything and fill up gearbox oil.
i think that should be it.

or

pay mechanic to do it, maybe $150-200.

[julian_s13]

Yeh might just get a mechanic to do it, Thanks for the write up but !!!

[markismaximus]

or you can stretch the boot over the CV joint instead of dismantling it. Way easier and less time consuming. Thats how the mechanics do it...

[grifty]

i was going to say take out the inner cv which is pretty easy to remove and slide both boots on but then i realised there is a vibration damper on the shaft meaning that u cant get the other cv boot past it.

[markismaximus]

as I said, stretch the boot over. Here is even a vid on how to do it


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvBXU54cWYs

[mocchi]

nice vid. too bad didnt clean the bearing of old grease.
some dirt couldve stuck in old grease and make way into bearings when the boot is split open.

much quicker indeed.

haha guy was moaning hard. ughhh.. ughhh... guuhhh.. uurrhh.. ehhh..heh.

[markismaximus]

yeah it was more for boot install purposes. If you're only doing one boot you can get away with using a 1.25L bottle stuffed with rags to stop it from caving in

[slimx]

in my opinion just get your self a refurbished one.. refurbished cv joints are like $120-$150 anyway. thats retail u should.. find them for about $90 i reckon