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[Ubertech_s]

Hi All

 

I think I have found a very easy way to replace the inner CV (pot) joint gaiters - I nearly fainted it is so easy!

 

I was determined not to take the outer CV off as I had no new gaiter for that end.

 

Here goes ...This is all done with the drive shaft clamped horizontally in a bench vice...

 

• mark up your pot joint with tipex/gold marker (!) to aid realignment
• snip off the old gaiter and remove outer pot
• clean up the all parts of the joint with masses of kitchen roll
• pop out the ballbearings and clean
• align the grooves in the ball cage to the lands on the shaft and slide the ball cage towards the outer CV end of the shaft
• take the opportunity to clean every thing thoroughly

ok so nothing new so far...here's the good bit

 

• take your new gaiter and pull it over the grooved end of the shaft where the cage would have been.
• the rubber is on the shaft but the cage is now on the wrong side of the rubber - doh!
• no problems fold the rubber and squish it a bit and thread it through the inside of the cage, moving the cage over the top of the squished rubber!
• the cage is now back over the joint, the rubber is on the shaft, I didnt have a hernia pulling rubber over the cage, and I didnt remove the CV joint

 

I am literally stunned - this is genuinely so much easier than any other method I know! 

 

 

[minidaves]

why not just knock the inner cv off the shaft

[Ubertech_s]

The inner cage part of the CV?

 

if you describe how you do that then I can decide which way is easier :)

[David128]

I use a big big open end spanner and a big copper head hammer .. with the drive shaft in the vice, locate spanner over the shaft so that spanner flats sit behind cage then strike flat of spanner sharply hey presto, take care not to drop cage in any muck.

[Ubertech_s]

sounds pretty easy :)

I still think mine's easier

 

Up the revolution ;)