Saturday, May 29, 2010

DIY:Subaru Forester CV Boot Replacement

1.Removal of CV shaft:
1.1Remove CV nut: Use 32 mm socket.
1.2Remove lower ball joint: You may use pickle fork to apply leverage between spindle and the ball joint. Also ball joint puller may be used . Some people apply some grease to the fork not to break ball joint plastic boot. [!] I did not need any fork or puller. Removed 14mm pin, made a moment arm with two socket expansions and apllied moment between the spindle and the ball joint [See Collage[3]].
1.3Break free the axle from the spindle.
1.3.1[!] For exact straight pull of axle, i fixed the disk to the right side with a rope.[See Collage[5]
1.4Pull the whole axle shaft.
2.Replacement of the CV Boot:
2.1Remove CV Boot:
2.1.1Use pinch plier to remove big pich inside and the smaller one at the engine side.
2.2Greasing:
3.Install CV Axle:

References:
[1] Removal of CV shaft
[2] subaruoutback.org DIY forums


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