James-man

Before I knock on the door of a friend with a 928 workshop manual...

I have A CV boot that needs replacing.

Would you recommend someone like me, having rather limited mechanical experience, pursue a DIY CV job???

My DIY skills go as far as:

-replacing the door handle hinge (it took me HOURS to complete)
-replacing caps, rotors, plug wires plugs, and a coil
-replacing fuel filter
-installing exhaust mods (imperfectly)
-replace rotors and brake pads
-replace battery

Big whoop huh?

What say you?

Thanks!

Airflite40

I wouldnt call that limited mechanical experience. You've done a couple things, so I say go for it. check out Sharkskin's site, he shows the major steps....
http://members.rennlist.com/sharkskin

aguk928

After having done this myself a few weeks ago its not that hard, so go for it, you will get all the help you need on this site. So why not!!!

chaadster

Yeah, doing CV boot replacement is really easy, the only tricky part being retorquing the 32mm axle nut back to the 330ft-lbs spec. I know some say you can replace the boots without pulling off the drive shafts, but that job looks like a much greater PITA than just pulling them out altogether. I did inner boots on both axles in about 2.5 hours, never having done it before, and pulling the shafts out.

Here's the advice I got with regards to resecuring the axle nuts:
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...light=axle+nut

whitefox

If a kid can do it you can to, I did 3 a couple weeks ago and it took about 6 hours total.

James-man

Hey there kid. You probably can also run faster and read better than I. On the other hand, you have provided an excellent endorsement on the doability of this. Thanks.

James-man

Thanks guys for the links and encouragement. I think that I will give this a shot!

I discovered that the boot was torn and yesterday drove through some pretty heavy rain including some flooding. No wierd sounds, but I hope that the grease was not completely washed out. Any special considerations or concerns?

Thanks!

chaadster

Special consideration should go to your clothing choice...the CV grease gets everywhere, so wear something you don't mind getting dirty in. Oh, and keep plenty of rags on hand.

SeanR

Do it man, it's easy to do. I did one side this past weekend with minor issues and the other side a week ago and it only took 3 hours.

Here is a great tip/guide site.

http://www.nichols.nu/tip487.htm