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[mini B]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm currently replacing the inner and outer CV gaiters on my 1985 mini 998cc restoration project.

 

I searched and read a ton of threads on replacing the inner CV boot, but they all left me with my head spinning. I'm hoping for a little clarification.

 

The good news is I have already seperated both CV joints on both driveshafts, without damaging anything, gave everything a good clean up and inspected it for wear.

But now :

1) What's the right way to replace the inner cv gaiter (attached picture: left or right), I've seen it done both ways.

2) What's the reason of the longer part (part of the longer driveshaft), which is part of the inner CV joint/part of CV ball cage (attached picture: the one who sits on the left). I haven't seen that often. 

Because of the position of the inner gaiter, the longer driveshaft will sits deeper inside the inner pot unlike the short one.

 

Many thanks,

 

Sepp

 

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[GraemeC]

The one on the left looks like the remains of the early Metro pot joint and uses a different gaiter (both the joint and the gaiter are NLA)

 

The orientation of the boot on the left is the correct way (but not on that joint)

[nicklouse]

the inner boot is attached to the inner CV only. drive shaft not needed for assy.

 

these are the shafts from the working can and not ones you have acquired?

[Spider]

This may help

 

[Rorf]

Very nice diagram MS

 

Might also add - use the more expensive Minispares boot, it will last indefinitely.

Edited by Rorf, 03 November 2017 - 05:15 AM.

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This compilation might be of assistance as you begin to work on this Mini B.

 

I dug all this up before doing this work on mine.

 

 Mini-Drive-Shaft-Boots-Etc.pdf   1.52MB   90 downloads

Edited by [email protected], 03 November 2017 - 05:54 AM.

[leadly]

I'm just about to go into the garage and refit my O/S drive shaft assembly after having both inner pot joint gators split on me after less than a year / 1000 miles of driving.

I've opted for genuine rover parts (From minispares) this time as opposed to whatever my local mini place supplied me last time. Only a couple of quid more but the rubber seems better quality.

Hopefully I won't be doing this job again for a while.

From what I have read and what I made sure I did was to not mix up the orientation of where the balls on the end of the shaft seat into the pot joint. Fairly simple with the aid of a paint pen I "borrrowed" from work.

[Spider]

This compilation might be of assistance as you begin to work on this Mini B.

 

I dug all this up before doing this work on mine.

 

Mini-Drive-Shaft-Boots-Etc.pdf

 

Hat's off there mate, a lot of work has gone in to compiling that.

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Thanks Moke Spider!

This forum and all the Posters here have been so helpful to me in the 6 years I have owned my Mini, from fixing simple bits to all the "major" work I've undertaken, so I hope this turns out to be helpful to any folks working on this area - it's good if I can give a little back!

[mini B]

Cheers guys!

Massive thank you.

Very helpful document @On The Road!

I'll cut off the longer 'inner member'  to the correct length.