1999 Outer Cv Joint Removal And Boot Change

[familyman1]

evening all!

i own a 1999 mk1 1.9d galaxy

after a failed attempt to drift my drivers side outer cv from the drive shaft i am here on bended knee with a bad back.

removed splines from hub, tried to drift it off with a large adjustable to bridge the ds but could not get enough 'swing' to do any use.

is it easier to totally remove the whole drive shaft and do it on the bench, if so, is the gearbox side about to pour oil all over me once its out or is it held on a protruding cage so as it has no contact with oil seals and gearbox oil.

pics and info would be greatly accepted.

all i want to do is change the flippin' boot :(

is the outer cv held on with a 'c' clip keyed into the drive shaft splines and can i 'knock it off' past the 'c' clip ??

[sparky Paul]

It is on a C-clip, and it should knock off, but it needs a good clout. I usually use a Thor soft hammer, you need something with a bit of weight behind it.

 

It will be much easier with the shaft off, have a bit of rag ready to stuff in the gearbox to minimise oil loss.

 

 

Alternatively, you can get a neoprene stretchy-boot kit off that well known auction site for about 8 quid - two boots, steel ties, cone, cone lube and CV grease.

[sparky Paul]

Welcome to the forum, BTW B)

[familyman1]

Thanks sparky, only joined this evening, been rude and haven't introduced myself on the forum yet.

Thanks for the swift reply, must admit you had cropped up quite a bit as I searched for clues on here...its nice to know there are supportive folks on here.

 

I take it the gearbox end of the shaft is indeed plugging the gearbox oil. Thought (hoped) it was not the case. Is there a huge amount of oil in the dif area or does it only just reach the output shaft holes or will it be a waterfall of oil if I remove the shaft, will I need new oil seals ect......so many questions, so little time to prepare. Had a big problem with limited space to drift the end off. Must admit that I never removed any plastic sheilds. Is it advisable to remove these for a better swing?

[gizmo.john]

HI familyman with your cv joint out the hub, get the cv bolt and wind it back into cv joint keeping your cv straight, this will pull it of you have to screw it all the way in, hope this help.

[familyman1]

Sounds like a plan :)

[familyman1]

Back from work in said car and under I go tomorrow. Wish me luck ;)

[gazmech]

John it spot on I had to do it twice. Lol

[sparky Paul]

Never changed any boots on ours, still on the originals... not bad for a 14 year old car. ;)

 

Screwing the bolt back in the end - handy tip, which I will try to remember!

 

You should fit a new driveshaft bolt, by the way - it's a stretch bolt and shouldn't be re-used.

[familyman1]

Have heard about the bolt somewhere else....perhaps another of your posts lol. Cant buy them on there own as they only come as part of a bearing kit so a few factor shops have told me...wilko is our main local one. May have to go to ford stealers for it :(

 

Just as a footnote....this thread is what forums for me are all about. Getting help and info but also watching the helpers learning a trick or two while helping....what goes around, comes around :)

Thank you all for you very swift and helpful posts

[familyman1]

Lazy day today + its raining, going to do it tomorrow over a lorry pit just in case something goes amiss.

I shall post a few picture once ive finished.

[sparky Paul]

The driveshaft bolt is available separately from the dealers, they are only a couple of quid.

[xavier]

Just over £5 for the bolt, surprisingly the VW dealer I ended up getting it from was slightly more expensive than Ford!

 

The bolts are available on ebay individually for £6 delivered.

[sparky Paul]

Just over £5 for the bolt, surprisingly the VW dealer I ended up getting it from was slightly more expensive than Ford!

 

The bolts are available on ebay individually for £6 delivered.

 

They've gone up a bit since I bought some.

 

I've seen the hub bolts on eBay at £6, but they look like hub pinch bolts?

Edited September 14, 2013 by sparky Paul

[sparky Paul]

Nope, forget that, it's not the pinch bolt - that's M12.

 

That bolt I linked to is listed as a Galaxy hub bolt, but it just doesn't look right in the pic - no captive washer, and looks like a BZP steel bolt, rather than stretch. Thread is correct, but I'm sure 120mm is too long.

Edited September 14, 2013 by sparky Paul

[familyman1]

120mm sounds about right lol. Winding it in worked a treat and it snapped right back on lovely jubbly....sad thing is, I checked the car over last weekend and spotted this driveshaft boot split, did the front pads while I was at it and noticed the passenger inner driveshaft boot has also split!. How did I miss that last time I keep asking myself....sigh....

[familyman1]

Bolt on ebay is silver, mine are black....thats the only difference I can see without holding it in my hand....thanks for looking though ;)

[familyman1]

Ace tip about using the pinch bolt to push the cv joint off :)

[xavier]

Sparky, you're right, no big washer. familyman, the big washer comes with the bolt and is pre-fitted. The dealer one looks identical to the one you've taken off. Just did the abs ring on my gal today so had to put a new bolt on. I got mine from VW as I ordered the parts to retro fit a load cover.

[sparky Paul]

I think I've sussed the eBay bolts. The part no. in the listing is for a REAR stub axle bolt.

 

IIRC the front bolt with the captive washer is about 90mm long.

[familyman1]

Hi again...new bolt from fords stealers. Just for info...there was no sign of any washers inside or outside of cv or hub. The stretch bolt has a large flange that bears down directly onto the outside face of the hub/bearing ( first pic ). On with the passenger gearbox side cv gaitor tonight. As removing the outer cv is a snip ( thanks again John ), im going to see if I can stretch the boot over the rubber counterweight on the passenger drive shaft so I don't have to pull it from the gearbox but I'm set up with a catch-can for the gearbox oil and a new oil seal just in case I cant ;)

[familyman1]

thanks all for your replies and help....true enough, bolt has a phat ol' washer already on it.....it looked like it was the bolt but on closer inspection it moves but cannot be removed from the bolt. Father in law sourced 2x bolts, two days before MOT having one last look from father in laws lorry pit ( i am blessed ) and noticed the passenger side inner boot was torn. went out and bought a cone, slipped the outer cv off and slipped on the new one...piece of cake once you've been under a few times lol.

[familyman1]

ran out of thanks for my day but only logged on, strange...sparky here's a virtual one  :46: