Thank you both for your replies. I did get past that point only to run into more trouble.
WooHoo. Ain't it funner-n-innythang.
I finally got everything removed, cleaned and ready for re-assembly and as I was putting my outer boot on and burping out the air, I see that there is a small tear in the brand new dorman boot that I bought.
So my VX is currently sitting on a jack stand and I am going to have to get another new boot. I wont return the other one until I get something to replace it. Its currently keeping the outer CV clean.
Bummer. Mebbe you can patch it with some RTV & keep as a spare. Where was the tear?
In the process, I came across a few items that I had questions about.
1. one of the ball bearings from the inner CV fell on the garage floor. Should I be too concerned about damage? It looks fine.
Nope. They are hardened steel. Yer good.
2. When the ball joint was resting on the lower control arm, some of the lubricant/greese from the ball joint was forced out of the bottom. Is that a problem?
Should be OK.
3. When repacking the grease back into the inner CV, do I just put a glob in there and then put the CV back in, then pack more grease in?
That's perzakly what I did.
Thank you to everyone for your help.
It's what we do.
Hopefully this CV saga will end and I will have enough knowledge to make this quicker/easier the second time around.
Hope you don't have to.
Originally Posted by JAMAS
Thank you both for your replies. I did get past that point only to run into more trouble.
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