Replacing a boot

REPLACEMENT

• Remove the driveshaft on the relevant side.
• Clamp the driveshaft in a vice fitted with soft jaws.
• Remove the two clamps (1) and (2) from the boot to be replaced (Fig.6).
• Cut off the boot (3).
• Remove the constant velocity joint (4) from the spider (5) of the shaft (6) using a suitable mandrel.
• Remove the circlip (7) and replace it.
• Fit the clamp (1) and the boot (3).
• Pack the constant velocity joint (4) with grease up to the upper edge of the spider.
• Fit the constant velocity joint (4) onto the shaft (6).
• Fill the boot (3) and the constant velocity joint (4) with the remaining grease.
• Fit the boot (3) onto the constant velocity joint (4), adjust it and secure it with the clamps (1) and (2).

Fig. 6

Driveshafts

1. 1
   Left-hand driveshaft
2. 2
   Right-hand driveshaft
3. 3
   Repair kit
4. 4
   Circlip
5. 5
   Seals
6. 6
   Holder
7. 7
   Screw (replace):

• M6 screw: 0.9.
• M8 screw: 3.