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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: cissyputt on 15 October 2010, 17:20

Title: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: cissyputt on 15 October 2010, 17:20

Hey guys and girls last week i thought i had a wheel bearing gone when it went in for its MOT turns out it was the inner CV joint and boot gone, i have the part and am ready to change it but i just want to make sure how to do it.

is it undo the bottom suspention bolts, undo the hub nut  and unbolt the boot and joint then change them???

please is this right i dont wanna rip it apart and bugger the job up  :grin:

thanks
Chris

Title: Re: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: sharki786 on 15 October 2010, 21:49

im sure you can do it without taking the suspension off. could be wrong  :huh:

Title: Re: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: Bellend on 15 October 2010, 22:11

I'd personally try to remove the balloting form the hub then pull it out. Helps retain tracking. :)

Title: Re: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: cissyputt on 15 October 2010, 22:16

Balloting??? whatsone of those then???

Title: Re: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: sharki786 on 15 October 2010, 23:15

think he ment ball joint  :grin: bloating  :tongue:

Title: Re: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: Wayne on 15 October 2010, 23:24

I am 99% sure you will need to split the bottom balljoint.

Title: Re: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: cissyputt on 16 October 2010, 16:34

Oh my god that was a piece of p**s, un did the 2 strut bolts, un did the 6 bolts on the CV joint the joint and shaft just came away as the driveshaft doesnt go into the gearbox, whack the drive shaft out of the hub and swap and re intall with new bit  :grin:

Title: Re: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: harlemex on 16 October 2010, 16:55

I have done these. Its a lot easier to remove the driveshaft from the car to do it. Not sure what you mean by strut bolts.

Title: Re: VR6 Inner CV joint and boot
Post by: Bellend on 16 October 2010, 18:01

Quote from: harlemex on 16 October 2010, 16:55

I have done these. Its a lot easier to remove the driveshaft from the car to do it. Not sure what you mean by strut bolts.

Big +1.

Split the bottom balljoint from the hub, then take the shaft out, stick the balljoint back in and it will retain the tracking.

Remove the three bolts on the balljoint or the two strut bolts and you'll move the tracking.