Front Outer Cv boot
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From: St Louis, MO
c240 4matic
Front Outer Cv boot
I ordered the front outer CV boot for my 04 C240 4matic today. Old one was torn and throwing grease al over. Does anyone have a good walkthrough with pictures to DIY. Dealer wanted 550 bucks to replace and the part was only 40 bucks. Figured this was a more economical route than paying a fortune.
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From: Canada
2003 c240 4matic wagon
make sure the joint itself is not worn or dammaged as if it is replaceing just the boot will just delay failure
I did both front axels on my 4matic i had a indy shop that just does axels/cv joints
they told me the hub bolts were VERY VERY tight and hard to get off search my name i did post the cost
if your in a major city there should be an axel shop
I did both front axels on my 4matic i had a indy shop that just does axels/cv joints
they told me the hub bolts were VERY VERY tight and hard to get off search my name i did post the cost
if your in a major city there should be an axel shop
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From: St Louis, MO
c240 4matic
Ordered the CV boot online for 40 bucks. Also while I was at it changed the outer tie rod end. Noticed it was very unstable once I got the car jacked up. It was a relatively easy job. Since I only had to change the outer boot I did not have to pull the entire axle, which was pretty nice. Tie rod ends=very easy to replace. For those two jobs, Stealership wanted almost 1000 bucks to replace.
Heres what I paid:
$65.00 for outer tie rod end
$40.00 for Outer CV boot kit
and the kicker
$15.00 for beer. (One beer for every bolt I took off )
Total savings $880.00
If anyone has to replace eother of these and needs some instructions let me know.
Heres what I paid:
$65.00 for outer tie rod end
$40.00 for Outer CV boot kit
and the kicker
$15.00 for beer. (One beer for every bolt I took off )
Total savings $880.00
If anyone has to replace eother of these and needs some instructions let me know.
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So...how did you replace the outer boot? I mean, how did you take the CV apart on the car? I got the whole CV detached but can't get it out of the transfer case (it will not come out no matter how much pulling I do). Since all I need to replace is the outer how do I pull that appart so I can slip the boot on?
