Note: The following describes how to replace the drive shaft boots without removing the shafts from the vehicle.
1. Jack up the car and place it on supports. Remove the corresponding wheel.
2. Remove the locking plate from the front suspension strut and disconnect the brake hose from the strut (see Chapter Brake system).
3. Pull the ABS wheel sensor out of the steering knuckle (see Chapter Brake system).
Note: Do not pull on the sensor wiring.
4. While holding the hub from turning, loosen the hub nut.
5. Using a special puller, disconnect the steering rod end from the steering knuckle. Temporarily screw the nut onto the thread of the end
6. Remove the steering knuckle from the suspension strut.
7. Separate the drive shaft from the steering knuckle and tie it up so that it does not fall.
Caution! Do not allow the drive shaft to deviate by more than 22 degrees.
8. Remove the outer CV joint boot retaining bands and slide the boot off the joint.
9. Using a special puller screwed into the end of the drive shaft by 30 mm (or more), remove the outer CV joint.
10. Remove the boot from the drive shaft.
11. Remove the retaining ring from the end of the shaft.
12. Use paper napkins to clean the joint race from old grease. Check the condition of the joint and replace it if necessary.
13. Fill the joint with new grease through the spline hole until it starts to leak out of the cage. Remove any leaked grease.
14. Wrap the splined portion of the shaft with tape to prevent damage to the boot when installing it. Install it on the shaft new anther and new boot bandage tapes.
15. Remove the tape from the shaft splines.
16. Install new retaining ring into the groove on the end of the drive shaft. Align and slide the CV joint onto the shaft.
17. Press the joint onto the shaft using a special tool.
18. Pack 45 - 55 g of grease into the boot, starting from the large edge of the boot.
19. Clean the mating surfaces of the boot from grease.
20. Securely fasten the boot to the grooves and make sure that the boot length (L) is 90.4±1 mm. Bend the edge with a screwdriver (from the larger diameter side) boot and release air from it to prevent deformation of the boot.
21. Secure the boot new bandage tapes.
Note: Size M (see illustration above) when tightening the tapes should be 2.5±0.5 mm.
22. Rotate the joint to make sure that the boot position does not change. If it does, replace the boot again.
23. Make sure the transmission side retaining ring is in place.
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24. Insert the drive shaft into the steering knuckle and temporarily tighten the hub nut.
25. Install the steering knuckle on the suspension strut, connect the removed parts to it and tighten the hub nut to the required force.
26. Install the wheel and lower the car to the ground.