Cleaning cvs

[Sam]

Got my £6.50 driveshatfs in the post today and was gonna do nothing other than change the boots, got one of and the grease is just black so im gonna have to clean em up. Any ideas on where to even start? Plus how the f**k do you take of the wheel end boot?

[weazgti]

cut them off!
I ve used cillit bang before with some rags, worked a treat. or just use brake cleaner.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Have a look at these, its a polo driveshaft, but the golf will be the same.

http://vwpolo2000.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=howto1&action=display&thread=134

http://vwpolo2000.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=howto1&action=display&thread=135

[Sam]

Have a look at these, its a polo driveshaft, but the golf will be the same.

http://vwpolo2000.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=howto1&action=display&thread=134

http://vwpolo2000.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=howto1&action=display&thread=135

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[AudiA8Quattro]

It only takes 2 minutes to resgister. There's loads of free info 

[Sam]

Ok done, thanks mate.... any ideas about removing the original grease???

[AudiA8Quattro]

Soak the joints in white spirit once removed from the shafts.
Ideally strip the cv joints down completely, its not the most difficult job, but is a pain in the arse.

[Sam]

Yer, cant be arsed to fully strip but im leaving them to soak overnight. The only grease i have is copper grease..will this be ok??

[Brads MK2 GTI]

f**k cleaning cvs homo!

[AudiA8Quattro]

Yer, cant be arsed to fully strip but im leaving them to soak overnight. The only grease i have is copper grease..will this be ok??

No. You need moly grease.