Changing Front CV's on D2

[wardy1]

Hi guys, I think I might want to change my CV's before I do our big trip to NT mid year. Is this a big job? Are there any special tools required?
They aren't making any nasty noises but they are the originals and the vehicle now has 215k on it so I think they must be due and I'd rather do them in my garage than in the desert:(

[Psimpson7]

Its not that hard on a D2,

There arent really any special tools needed, but a decent breaker bar to loosen the calliper bolts will be needed (from memory 19mm bi-hex socket). You will also need to undo the central hub nut (32mm socket) and the 4 bolts that hold in the unitary bearing / hub assembly (15mm from memory) (These are from the inside)

The ABS sensor is held in by an allen key bolt.

Thats pretty much it.

edited to add, I would probably leave them as 215k isnt really that many k's

Good luck.
Pete

[wardy1]

edited to add, I would probably leave them as 215k isnt really that many k's

Hi mate.... I have a split boot on the LHS.... is there any way of replacing the boot without taking it all apart then?

[rangieman]

edited to add, I would probably leave them as 215k isnt really that many k's

Hi mate.... I have a split boot on the LHS.... is there any way of replacing the boot without taking it all apart then?
Any place that repairs cv,s and drive shafts should be able to replace the split boot
Either google or your yellow pages is your friend ;)

[Psimpson7]

You can change the boots, but you will still need to remove what I put in the earlier post. MickG and I did the RHS one on his last weekend. It will take about 2-2.5 hours start to finish (for your first one).

You should be able to buy a boot kit from a parts supplier.

Its not that hard to do.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

You can change the boots, but you will still need to remove what I put in the earlier post. MickG and I did the RHS one on his last weekend. It will take about 2-2.5 hours start to finish (for your first one).

You should be able to buy a boot kit from a parts supplier.

Its not that hard to do.


If it takes that long to do the boot only,,
wouldnt you do cv's while your there?

[Psimpson7]

Changing the boot, and changing the CV is basically exactly the same job in terms of parts removal, however if the only issue is the boot, I would only change the boot. Dont really see the point in changing the CV's if they are fine.

2hrs work isnt that much really!!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

It could be if you had it done at a LR dealer:eek:;):D

[MickG]

I have no idea about when or why to change the CV's themselves, but yes the procedure to change either boot or whole CV is pretty straight forward for a couple of people. As pete said, we did my DS boot last weekend and it went fairly smoothly - next time will be much quicker. I have Maxi Drive CV's so the standard boot took a bit of manhandling and some boiling water to eventually go on both the CV housing and the axle/half shaft. Tip for you though is to make sure the half shaft is engaged in the CV before pushing the boot over the half shaft - assuming you have pushed it over the housing first. We made the mistake of focusing on getting the damned boot on only to then have the problem of blindly trying to push the half shaft into the CV whilst inside the boot. We had to take the boot off the CV to engage the unit and then fit back together....this wasted a fair bit of time.

Other than that though, with the tools Pete mentioned it really is a very easy job and I know very little about machanics etc;):D

Best of luck, Mick

[wardy1]

Thas a million guys. Just one other point. The fact that I didn't know the boot was split for a while may mean some crap got in there..... would you change it anyway on this basis? I've had it taped up with waterproof tape since i noticed the split a while ago. The tape is still holding fine.

[MickG]

Thas a million guys. Just one other point. The fact that I didn't know the boot was split for a while may mean some crap got in there..... would you change it anyway on this basis? I've had it taped up with waterproof tape since i noticed the split a while ago. The tape is still holding fine.

I am by no means an athourity on the subject, but if the boot is split then it's the steady loss of grease that you need to worry about. Do you have a lot of grease around the CV area or are you having to clean it up every now and again? If so I would simply change the boot which comes with new grease and clips - mine did anyway. I didn't use the supplied clip for the half shaft end of the boot though I simply used a hose clamp which was a bit more user friendly.

The tape may hold for now but if it were me, I would not want to replace the boot in the bush.

Aye, Mick