Im interested to know ECU-MANOriginally Posted by ECU-MAN
The only other way i can think of is by doing it from the outer part of the axles and have the bearing pressed off rather than on the tripod (inner) side of the axle.
There was plenty of grease on my wheel where it had split, as you can see how greasy the boot is aswell. Was a fairly dirty job. Its easy to tell if you need new boots, just slide under the front of the car (jack it up on stands if you need to, it will make it easier). And use a torch if there isnt much light and inspect the boots, they may be cracked/split and on there way out without having leaked any grease. Just feel them and check for splits, check in the grooves for damage. Check both the inner and outer boots on both sides of the car. Its similar to checking your radiator hoses. It is pretty obvious if you need new ones or not. You can see from my first pic how damaged my outer boot was.
If your boot is damaged really badly (like mine was), you will lose alot of grease and the joint will end up making an awful loud noise, it needs to be lubricated in there. I havent heard it personally as i fixed my boots ASAP. Its better to replace the boots than to have to replace other parts that you damage by not replacing damaged boots.
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