Split fron CV boot

[andy120]

My 96 wizard has split the front outer CV boot. How do i replace it?

[geeves]

Quite easy
Jack car up and place on safety stand Remove wheel
place jack under A arm and take weight Dont lift more than an inch or 2
Remove drive plate on hub then inside remove circlip and any shims
Remove disc brake caliper by the 2 24mm bolts and place out of the way. no need to remove brake line
Crack and disconect upper ball joint and tie rod end.
If you are lucky the stub axle will slide forwards off the half shaft. If not you also need to remove the bottom ball joint which will leave you holding the stub axle assembly which is quite heavy. This was not nessecsary on my wizard.
Remove the large clamp on the inner cv joint pull the boot forwards then reach inside and feel around for a wire spring clip Think about wearing rubber gloves next time. Remove this clip It can be got with fingers but might be easier with a screwdriver.
Now the axle assembly will pull out of the inner cv It might drop some of the balls Just keep them clean to replace at the end. You need to remove all the balls.
Place the axle in a vice and remove the 3 cv boot clips.
Take the circlip off the top of the inner end of the axle and remove assembly
Remove inner boot followed by outer boot.
Replace with new boots. It does pay to replace both at the same time.
Reassembly in opposite order. It is possible to put the cv clips on with a large screwdriver and vice grips but a proper cv strap tool does a better job in half the time with only quarter of the swear words and a tenth of the blood.

[andy120]

Finally got around to this. The ABS sensor was the only problem. Thankfully the previous mechanic applied anti seize in all the right places.
Andy