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alamantia · 10-17-2008, 11:47 AM

Putting new front pads on my Tahoe last night I noticed that the outter CV boot on the passenger side was riped and all the grease spewed all over my A-Arm. Not wanting to split the knuckle and remove the entire shaft I picked up one of these "quick boots" today but its not split down the center like i remember. Its telling me to cut the old boot away, remove the circlip and split the shaft then slide this boot on????

Maybe I took too many pucks to the head in my lifetime but I always remember seeing them split down the center. Can I actualy slash the old boot off and split the joint while the shaft is still in the truck? I have never done this. I did half shafts on front wheel drive cars before but had to break the ball joints apart and remove the whole thing. Im at work and cant go look at it now but i wonder if i either bought the wrong part or am totaly not understanding these directions.

Any imput???

Edit:

http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us...rInfoPages.htm

10-17-2008, 11:47 AM	#1
alamantia Join Date: May 2006 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 1,389 iTrader: (7)	Anyone Ever use a Quick Boot for a CV shaft? Putting new front pads on my Tahoe last night I noticed that the outter CV boot on the passenger side was riped and all the grease spewed all over my A-Arm. Not wanting to split the knuckle and remove the entire shaft I picked up one of these "quick boots" today but its not split down the center like i remember. Its telling me to cut the old boot away, remove the circlip and split the shaft then slide this boot on???? Maybe I took too many pucks to the head in my lifetime but I always remember seeing them split down the center. Can I actualy slash the old boot off and split the joint while the shaft is still in the truck? I have never done this. I did half shafts on front wheel drive cars before but had to break the ball joints apart and remove the whole thing. Im at work and cant go look at it now but i wonder if i either bought the wrong part or am totaly not understanding these directions. Any imput??? Edit: http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us...rInfoPages.htm Last edited by alamantia; 10-17-2008 at 11:49 AM.