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bigb1970
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 Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 18:13 Post subject: Front o/s driveshaft gator replacement..? |
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| Treated my pajero to a service today,as the weather wasn't to bad.Noticed the o/s inner cv boot split.I have done boot's on other cars but thought id ask ?Is it a case of knocking the outer cv joint of then sliding on new inner gator?Or does the outer shaft have a circlip you have to unclip.Any advice would be nice?I was going to get boot kit from milners?are these okay as i don't want to do it again if they don't last?On a seperate issue i noticed the clutch fluid was low checked inside and the clutch master cylinder is leaking,the slave looks okay though..again is milners ok for this also? |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 18:28 Post subject: |
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The inner is a DOJ and once the boot is out the way, there's an inner clip holding the joint in the outer bucket, then another circlip holding the joint on to the shaft. All simple enough to remove/replace once the driveshaft is off the car.
Good luck removing the driveshaft, the ball joints are sometimes really tight and need the right tool(s) to remove, other than that its normal stuff.
There is the option of a split boot but I can't see how you'd clean out the joint of old grease/muck/etc with the driveshaft on the car, since you can't get to the bits which might need cleaning out until its in bits. |
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bigb1970
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 18:44 Post subject: |
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| Thanks for your help.Just done a search and theres quite a bit of info on it.. |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 0:09 Post subject: |
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i would opt for the spilt cv boot gater old one off and clean the cv joint out of grease with what you can and with one of them pressure bottles and fill with petrol and give it a good old blast out and refill the cv joint and refit the gator and glue it and clamps back on  |
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paul_c2
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| The problem is getting to the bit behind the balls + cage. Even if you cleaned the grease out the front, and were happy there was no dirt/crud in the back, there will still be old grease and you'll never be as sure as if you'd stripped down and wiped/cleaned the joint thoroughly. Pressure spraying solvent on the area is a great time saver but won't fully clean, without the access to all areas. |
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| paul_c2 wrote: |
| The problem is getting to the bit behind the balls + cage. Even if you cleaned the grease out the front, and were happy there was no dirt/crud in the back, there will still be old grease and you'll never be as sure as if you'd stripped down and wiped/cleaned the joint thoroughly. Pressure spraying solvent on the area is a great time saver but won't fully clean, without the access to all areas. |
hi very ture but get most of the dirt out mind useing a little presure bottle with petrol in works for me as mine never see ,s mud but sopose if you off road a lot its better to do the ball joints thats if they come apart and can be a bit of a mmmmm |
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| NYRA wrote: |
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| The problem is getting to the bit behind the balls + cage. Even if you cleaned the grease out the front, and were happy there was no dirt/crud in the back, there will still be old grease and you'll never be as sure as if you'd stripped down and wiped/cleaned the joint thoroughly. Pressure spraying solvent on the area is a great time saver but won't fully clean, without the access to all areas. |
hi very ture but get most of the dirt out mind useing a little presure bottle with petrol in works for me as mine never see ,s mud but sopose if you off road a lot its better to do the ball joints thats if they come apart and can be a bit of a mmmmm |
True, ball joints can be really tight on a Pajero especially if not been removed/replaced for a while but with a decent, proper fitting splitter, will come apart, just be sensible about it and use the right tool to apply pressure, forget about trying to bash with a hammer or use them wedge things. The lower BJ can be unbolted at the bottom so it doesn't need splitting apart. You only need to remove any 2 out of the 3 (upper, lower, track rod) to get the driveshaft out. |
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| tell me about them been there hence bring in the grinder thats why i try and do thing the quick and easy way as back on nites so time well what time i av has to be dunn asap or its my nite off if your thinking eh nites |
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| tell me about them been there hence bring in the grinder thats why i try and do thing the quick and easy way as back on nites so time well what time i av has to be dunn asap or its my nite off if your thinking eh nites |
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