Changing Front CV's on D2

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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