I'm sorry you did say that but why would you do anything to the
inner boots and joints if there was nothing wrong with them . I got
my 405 axles appart and out of the car leaving the outer ends in the hubs
so I could tow bar the auto trannied beast 1300mi. I achieved this by
popping the ball joints. And driving the shaft out of the outer CV joint
hitting on a visegrip clamped to the axle. I could have changed the
outer boot at this point and and like they say " Bob's your uncle".
but you can do it your way.
>To get the outer joint apart, the boot must be pulled back up the axle to
>expose the large end, and the axle has to be then clamped in a vise and
>struck
>HARD on the ball cage to get the outer part released from an internal circlip
>that sits in a groove in the axle shaft. This all would not be possible with
>the axle in the car, and I wish you luck if you ever try it that way. :^)
>
>I agree with you that the inner boot will far outlast the outer, but for how
>long will it go without the rubber giving out to fatigue? I ran into this
>exact situation earlier this year, when I pulled my engine. The right side
>outer boot had been replaced last year, and the mid-shaft bearing had been
>siezed into its mounting and required some destructive removal techniques in
>order to free the axle from the car. To change the bearing, the outer joint
>had to be disassembled, which proved to be a royal pain to replace its band
>clamp with an aftermarket one. I just had to re-use one from the left side
>shaft last week to properly seal it, as it had been slowly leaking grease
>past
>the inferior band clamp I had found in a tough matching job at the autoparts
>outlet. So, my new attitude is to simply do both ends at once in order to
>save
>the taking apart of a perfectly functioning outer boot just to get at the
>inner one when it fails.
Like I said, in my evperience, an inner boot will outlive 10 outers.
Bob Bruce
>If you don't object, could you post this reply including your text to the
>list, in case others may have had some trouble seeing what it was that I was
>trying to say in my original posting?
>
>Thanks and good luck.
>
>Mike Taylor
>
>Date: 15 Jul 97 22:05:08
>From:"presslaff/bruce <yaleav@autobahn.mb.ca>" <yaleav@autobahn.mb.ca>
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>Subject:Re: 405 CV joint boot change
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>>Hello
>>
>>I just replaced the CV Boots (gaiters) on my left axle, after a slice
>>magically appeared after a service call for the headlight lens recall. What a
>>fun job! If you are doing a boot (gaiter) replacement, do both of them on
>>each
>>axle, as the outer one needs removal to access the inner one. If you replace
>>the outer and not the inner, when the inner one fails, you need to remove the
>>outer to get to the inner, so bite the bullet and do them both together.
>
>
>Hi:
>
>I beg to differ having driven front wheel drie Peugeots since 1970 and
>changed all my own axle boots as well as dozens of other peoples; I
>have changed one inner CV joint boot for 10 outers. The inners do
>very little bending and flexing as the outer is distorted when
>turning corners the inner isn't. This is most apparent in the 505s
>where it's nothing to see boots with 100,000 mi in serviceable condition.
>
>I also beg to differ that it is necessary to remove the inner boot to change
>the outer boot. In fact I believe it is possible to change the outer 405 CV
>boot
>without removing the axle from the car and if your on a roll, without removing
>the outer end of the axle from the hub. Now that I've shot my mouth off
>I better put this theory to the test.
>
>Bob Bruce, Winnipeg where the CV boots get chilled to near ABSOLUTE ZERO
> in the winter.
> 1989 405's DL auto , S 5 spd,
>coming soon Mi16