Quote Originally Posted by tom4bren View Post
Ben,

Definitely try to just replace the boot first (with a good cleaning/re-greasing). I'm 90% sure that's all you'll need & buying new shafts at this point would be a waste of $$$.

If your CV is bad ... you'll know right away by the awful sound it makes.

Tom
Hey Tom,

So now that Christmas is all done with, I'm back under the VX today and using your mecatech writeup. I have the passenger-side inner CV pulled, disassembled and cleaned and I have the boot cut off the outer CV. How did you clean you outer CV joints while still attached to the hub? Is there an easy way to pull that joint apart as well? I've already sprayed it with 1 1/2 cans of brake cleaner and it seems ok but since this was the CV with the torn boot, I'd feel better if I could pull it completely apart and clean it like I did with the inner CV. Just want to make sure It's Completely grit free before I slide the new boots on.