Hi all
Had the car in for service and found this rear boot cracked. Can someone tell me what parts do i need from Roger, Thanks

 

Just order a set of boots, it comes with everything you need except tools. Do both sides so you won't have to worry about it for a very long time. Buy lots of brake cleaner as this is one of those real messy jobs.

 

^^^^^^ LOTS of brake clean.... and some gloves

 

It's best to do the inner boots as well as the outers WYIT, you need 1 CV boot kit per joint / two per axel
kits are about $10 + - each. 4 kits total, I believe inners and outers use the same boot.

 

Check out Dwayne's writeup: http://www.dwaynesgarage.norcal928.org/boot.htm

 

One of the joints is not rebuildable but I can't recall which right now, inner or outer. Scrape most of the grease out with your fingers. Get a 5 gal bucket for degreaser and just pump the joint up and down inside the bucket of cleaner til it runs clean. \ May take quite a bit of time but get it clean. Then put in the required amount of grease (Roger will supply this with his kit, plus Dwayne's writeup shows).
Long gloves are a must for this. Way messier than an oil pan job or timing belt job.
Pay attention to the rebuild instructions. You can put it together wrong and it won't flex. I know from experience. I had to take it apart and do it again.

 

the outer is not rebuildable if is the kind of end where you have to take the large axle nut off to get it out vs, the style have that the bolts that attache it to the hub.

 

Very carefully inspect the bearing races (not just the *****) on the joint that had a torn boot. Be sure you can examine the surfaces completely (which requires pretty good cleaning). Any sign of wear , especially if you can confirm visual detection with a fingernail test (or a 10X eye loupe) means you need to replace the joint.

 

Switch the axles from side to side too. That changes the wear pattern of the bearings on the race will be

 

Thanks all for all the quick reply

 

or just buy rebuilt axles

 

While you're at it. Do the tasn-axel mounts if they haven't been done yet. Much easier to access while the exhaust and axels are out of the way.

 

Barry, this really isn't that bad of a job, but like the others have mentioned, it is seriously messy.
I believe that 84's still have the old style where the axle and hubs attach with several bolts. If that is the case, make sure you torque those bolts properly on installation. I had one back out on me once (before I had ever touched it), and it was the only time I had my car towed.

 

I just did mine on both shafts of my 86.5. It was one major messy, really messy job.

Had the car up on the lift, but had no press. One hub came off the axle pretty easy, the other one was stuck.

Finally stopped by a local garage with a press, and off it came....

Hope the new ones will last a few years :-)

 

I just got under my car to have a look at (the remains of) the muffler, and I found that one of the CV boots is cracked. The writeup listed above is exquisite, and I'm pretty sure I could do this. But... I called my indy and he says he can do the job for $300.

I'm going to take him up on it, but I feel kind of guilty about not trying it myself...