How to fix a Split CV Boot! 

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How to fix a Split CV Boot with out putting a new one on..😂

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I've always fixed my own vehicles, and I didn't even hear about "torque specs" until the internet age came along. Just crank that fucker down and default to over torqueing.

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Haha, I never think about myself as having an accent! Though I definitely do.... :)

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I've been looking at a boot funnel, they're a trick piece of gear. In Aus, people die each and every year unnecessarily when jacks fail. I don't trust the things as far as I can throw them (with both hands tied behind my back!) Jack stands are the only answer if you've gotta get under the thing.

Except for the Adventra!

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Teacher say you great student now go wipe the crap off your nose

I second that, good videos mate

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If the parts are available, that's definitely a consideration.

Not with a Split Boot . 20 minutes your done leaving wheel on. Think smart. 🤣🇺🇲👊✌️

You can use a split boot however doing so is not very smart. If you do not remove the CV joint from the car, the easiest way is to remove the drive shaft, there is no way to clean out all of the sand and other contaminates from the grease packed into a CV joint that lubricates the bearings and cage. Not completely cleaning the joint before packing the joint and new boot with fresh grease will cause the joint to fail shortly after doing the work. Also mort people only mess around with CV joints after they fail, There are two CV joints on each axle and the other boot is the same age as the one that failed and will soon fail and you will be back replacing that one in short order. For me it is far better to just purchase a new drive shaft and install it because both CV joints are also new. By the time it is time to do this job again you will probably no longer own the car. When I had a CV joint failure, since I had all of my tools out as well as jack and jack stands I replaced both axles.@@BradNichols-vo9eo

If they're available, that's probably the easiest option.

My 1998 Daihatsu charade needs new boots, I’ve only really got one option for cvs in Australia. For the price of new cvs I’ve now got tools to do the job again.

@@theoargyros3618 Whatever suits your situation, I’ve just replaced both driveshafts on my 2002 Mazda Protege. $250, absolute bargain , I’ve been fitting auto parts for over fifty years, theses were quality parts! 😊👍👍

I have heard that all too often aftermarket c/v axles are less than good quality, worse sometimes than a re greased and booted originial.

@@marknathanks7592 As a mechanic of fifty years experience and still working I definitely disagree with you! Replaced literally hundreds of driveshafts and I have never had one come back, that’s right, not one! Good luck with your cheap boots and a packet of grease, I’ve always wanted to do the job properly.👌👌👌

If the boot has been split for a while, I agree.

Thanks for that info!

If the boot is split by the time you notice it it will be too late to save the cv joint, you’re better off getting the complete joint and it won’t cost much more to replace.

Any advice for removing old grease? Brake cleaner??

I usually spray degreaser initially, then keep washing out with keep until it's all gone. (Well close anyway!)

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You right that it depends on the design of the suspension. We don't really have issues with rust here in Oz, there's no body salting the roads in winter for instance and humidity is reasonably low in Victoria where I live.

It really depends on the design of the suspension, Eg. in my car actually if you don't remove the tie rod along with the strut you won't get enough room to take the outer CV joint from the knuckle.

From my experience, totally disconnecting the knuckle from the strut and removing the tie rod connection is sufficient to allow removal of the axle from the hub. Disconnecting the lower arm ball joint is not necessary and is the most difficult to do of all the joints.

Disconnecting the ball joint or tie rod end with the ball joint separator tool that he uses is not difficult (at least outside the rust belt it's not). Its one of my favorite tools. Sometimes the extra clearance you gain is invaluable, so it's worth not rejecting out of hand.

great tip I just did an axle replacement on my 01 corolla and only had to remove strut bolts and ball joints to get the axle out. i honestly had a good amount of clearence after getting the struts but whatever is needed :D

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Bloody well done mate. very well presented with a bit of humor. Your "specific torques" . 🤣 are taken straight out of MY book. I've got a 2020 LTZ Colorado, so sooner or later I will have to know how to do this without spending a fortune in a workshop. Thanks for sharing. PS. I forgot to mention. Good camera work too. I was watching another video done by someone wearing a chest camera and it was almost impossible to watch, well, it WAS actually and that is how I found yours.

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CV grease still freaks me out! It sticks like the proverbial to a blanket!

Definitely want to be careful with that thread!

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You're welcome!

It's not that hard, give it a crack!

This is good..some fools can not do small things like this.

Has de tener mucho dinero !

Thanks mate!

Did it work though?

@@LockyourHubs4WDing yes, it did, somewhat to my surprise.

@@MichaelHarrisIreland fantastic!

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Thanks mate, I didn't know there was another way to do the split pins!

@@LockyourHubs4WDing Most people seem to do them sideways. You did them the right way. I would have had my ass kicked all over the place if I had done the wrong way when I was an apprentice so it was refreshing to see you do it right. I guess it one of those things and I'm not even OCD haha.

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@@lynpatnat Why is there a right way and a wrong way to put the split pin? Do you mean vertical as opposed to horizontal and wrap around the nut's sides vs over the end of the bolt? Or whether the eye goes towards the inside or outside of the vehicle? Non-expert intuition tells me that the "correct"way may be eye to the back and ends wrapped either way sideways around the nut towards the back. That way any obstacles, rocks, etc you may scrape driving forwards are less likely to open up or break the pin.

@@dirk_t_wachter Yes there is a right way. As done in the video. The pun in out in so that when you split it the top wraps over the top of the bolt. Then cut off the excess of the leg and gently hammer the stub into the castellation so there is no sharp edge to catch yourself on. Wrapping the split pin around the thread isn't the way to do it but everyone can do as they like. That's their choice. It's just when I see it done the right way I smile and know they have been taught correctly. Maybe it's OCD.

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​@@LockyourHubs4WDingand thank you for using a camera stand and not waving a mobile phone camera around

Haha, if I could, I would!

Great! 👍

Some are great, some are rubbish. It's a matter of sorting the wheat from the chaff

@@LockyourHubs4WDing I bought the rubbish kind... Learnt that the hard way, but now I can do a boot change with my eyes closed!

It's not that hard.

If I can’t do it I shouldn’t be touching cars 🤣

Glad to help!

....Now do one where the CV does NOT come of the shaft....get back to me when you sus out how to do it LOL....i'll wait....

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Thanks mate, I appreciate the kind words.

You can get split boots, though they're not as good

​@LockyourHubs4WDing never use split boots.

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Glad to help!

Thanks mate, I appreciate it.

I've seen them, they look fantastic, unfortunately, I don't own one.

Thank mate, that's definitely an option depending on price and availability.

I have a 07 fj cruiser with broken inside boot. Boots are like 80 and a whole axle is only 150. I've no clue how long my boot has been broken but I'm sure a good while lol.

Might be worth the piece of mind to swap the whole thing.

@@LockyourHubs4WDing yeah I swapped the whole thing. My cv joint was absolutely shot lol. Jingled likev a Christmas Carol when shaking it.

@@imkaneforever lol

Yes! Good old Brimbank Council.... How many times have they been sacked now?

@@LockyourHubs4WDing Bombers mate?

Thanks mate, at the time of filming, the boot was available and I had to wait for the axle.

@@LockyourHubs4WDing Nobody likes doing the same job twice, right? But it depends what the customer wants. I can usually talk them into a new axle assembly. Cheers. Keep up the great work.

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@@LockyourHubs4WDing thanks for the reply I’ll lock them in and hear it knock at me Thay are noisy so I think they bad bearing.

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Fantastic!

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Cv joint axel driver side !!Japan make so hard to find!! American made.are 4 inches shorter!! Honda civic lx 1998 1.6!!

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If they are available, that's a great way to go!

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With the band tightening tool, it's a pretty easy process.

Glad you liked it, cheers!

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I think that might be car dependant, sometimes the brake line and the tie rod don't allow enough angle to get the axle out.

I m with u. What i use to do

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Glad it was helpful!

No worries mate!

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Depends on how much clearance you have around the inner to reinstall the band. That wouldn't have worked on this car.

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It's the manual version of the Ugga Dugga!

Yep, they work great! Especially with an impact..... :)

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@@LockyourHubs4WDing if you fit a front diff drop to the 2013 hilux would that he extra hard on your cv boots ?

@@shaneboyce9392 no, easier on both the CVs and the boots.

@@LockyourHubs4WDing just looks a very sharp angle on drivers side near the small clip that holds boot on . That video you did what year hilux was that ? Some cv specialists quoted $300 to supply and fit 4 new boots ,what's ya thoughts on that price?

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We've learnt to adapt out here in the colonies! :)

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Is this April 1st ? :)

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Thanks mate, glad you appreciated it!

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Glued it back together?

@@LockyourHubs4WDing Yea. It hasn't leaked yet no grease anywhere.

You should try it on your YT video.

Not the way to do it,replace the boot.

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