cv boot

#1 05-05-2005, 12:09 PM

i have a busted cv boot and needs replacing. has any one had to change these and the difficulty. any tips also would be nice. i also get a tick when i turn to the side of the broke boot and hit gas. no tick happens when i turn and dont hit the gas. i am making a trip today any suggestions on quick fix. all i could think of is surane wrap and strong plummers tape after packing with more grease.

dcarrb · #2 05-05-2005, 02:06 PM

There really is no quick fix. If I were you, I'd replace the half-shaft. The tick under power you hear suggests a worn CV joint. Besides, given the labor involved in changing the boot, you might as well change-out the whole thing.

As to replacement tips, this is one of those jobs for which I'm glad to pay someone with the expertise and tools to do the job right. (I'd take two days to accomplish what a mechanic could do in under two hours.)

good luck
dcb

immortal_suby · #3 05-05-2005, 03:39 PM

Actually changing out a CV axle on the svx is a pretty easy job. Older subarus were a pain in the ass but the svx axle drops out fairly easy. There are many threads on how to change them here - a quick search should turn up a how-to.

Earthworm · #4 05-05-2005, 04:18 PM

Yes, changing the axle will take less than an hour the first time and less than 30 mins the second time.

#5 05-05-2005, 09:57 PM

yeah quick fix didnt work lol but i will manage and try to fix it on my own. how much is a half shaft. ty for info guys

Earthworm · #6 05-06-2005, 10:49 AM

You should be able to get them for <$100 with core.

Noir · #7 05-08-2005, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by immortal_suby

Actually changing out a CV axle on the svx is a pretty easy job. Older subarus were a pain in the ass but the svx axle drops out fairly easy. There are many threads on how to change them here - a quick search should turn up a how-to.

yeah even i could change them out, so they can't be that hard.

autozone or napa should have them for about $80 per half shaft.

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...Shaft+%2f+Axle

Conn SVX · #8 05-08-2005, 08:36 AM

Just a suggestion from an owner of Subarus from 1978 change both now. At the least have the other boot changed and the bearing packed. If not within 6 months you will be back

Brian · #9 05-09-2005, 10:12 AM

My car's in the shop now to have the right-side half-shaft replaced. I was just exiting a parking lot at turning right, when it made this sound like the front passenger side wheel was falling off! I pulled over, and everthing looked all right from the exterior, but some fluid was dripping onto the pavement from roughly midway between the 2 wheels. I immediately had it towed to the garage where my uncle works, and he diagnosed it as the half shaft. Now, my car had been making a clicking as long as I've owned it, almost 1.5 years, but I hadn't noticed it recently. (Maybe I got too accustomed to it.) I previously thought it was from the strut mounts, though, based on other mechanics opinions and other threads. The car made the noise even when I wasn't giving it gas, an issue I didn't even know about before reading this tread and another I read today. Does anyone have a link to a good how-to thread for half-shaft replacement or good diagrams or photos of what's going on down there? Is there anything in particular about this job that a mechanic must be careful about to avoid causing additional problems? Even if I'm not doing the job myself, I'm curious to understand what's going on.