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On doing front ns shocker I noticed inner cv boot is busted so got the shocker out then took hub off and does the whole shaft come out if so do you loose diff oil I pulled on it slightly as the boot was separated I did not want to pull to hard as did not want to knacker the 3 ball bearings in the inner joint could not see if the whole shaft came out as thete is a big plate spoiling my view.

57 plate raging bull l200 2.5

Ok driveshafr is out can I split the outer cv joint no lol I have whacked it with a copper hammer and its no even budging any advice please

cut the old boot off clean out the grease and remove the circlip then pull it off

Is that for outer or inner please

both

I must be blind or never cleaned it properly will look tomorrow thx for this

ha ha they are hard to spot just a metal wire ring type affair normally prise it out with a small flathead

I have came back up to garage still can't see them lol

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clean the fooing grease off it then u will see the clip/wire ring

Another update ok eventually got the outer cv joint off it came down to my biggest hammer and 5min of whacking it now im 6ft 2" and I mean whacking it to get it to come off not good if your only want to replace a inner cv boot now im going to order a cv joint not taking the chance of putting the one I whacked back on although it did feel OK. Maybe it was a one of hope no one else wants to do a cv boot on one lol let's hope mine was a one off

so there was no wire ring?

No mate im just wondering if ur getting mixed up with the clip on the end of the shaft that on some 4x4s u need to take this clip of to get the driveshaft out of the hub
Mine was on the shaft that went inside the cv joint and when it came of the clip was right at the end of the shaft deep inside the joint so no there was no clip there mate u can see by my pics

Fingers crossed the new one goes on easy with the new clip sometimes u can damage the clip chapping it back on think I will get a friend to help at that point I will push clip in with 2 small screwdrivers while he taps it back on the shaft with piece of wood and a hammer

i have only done the older L200 K74 they have 2 clips per cv joint one on the big end wire ring one circlip on the inner end

Aah got you it a pig when they change things just why if it worked OK before why change it I say. I have a timing belt to do on a Ford focus an sat and guess what no woodruff key on crankshaft grrrr another instance of change just to make it more difficult for us small garage/hobbiest

why no key?

They have just designed that way the tightness of the bottom pulley turns the timing belt pulley so u need to be careful when undoing bottom pulley bolt