Replace a CV boot/gater on a 1986 Vauxhall Cavalier
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- Опубликовано: 14 апр 2022
- Here I replace the CV joint boot/gater on my 1986 Vauxhall Cavalier, this will apply to most other makes and models the procedure will be similar to what I do in this video.
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Hi Steve, hope your well.
Thanks for this video, I've successfully changed my boots following your instructions 😀 👍👌
Previous owner fitted the ones you glue together on, lasted 1000 miles ☹️
Sorted the Passat knocking, turned out to be a cheap drop link fitted by local garage last year. If you want owt' doing right, do it yourself 😉😬
Hi Paul, I’m so glad this helped you change your CV Boot I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your message. Did you get any hassles along the way?
Typical about your drop link that’s one of the reasons I started showing me working on my cars, I don’t have loads of experience or expertise, which is good in a way as it gives people the confidence to work on there own stuff and put quality parts or parts they can afford on, not to mention the satisfaction of doing it yourself.
Cheers Paul again thank you for this wonderful feedback it really makes it worth putting these videos out.
@@Cavalier_Steve Hi Steve, the only hassle I had was getting the drive shaft extracted from the gearbox. My lever bars aren't very long but I put up a hell of a fight and still wouldn't release. I was worried about damaging something so decided to take cv joint off in situ. It made it a bit tricky to work on but it was fine. Interestingly my lower ball joint popped really easy too. No issues there 😬👌
I bought febi bilstien boots, 8 quid each from ebay. They seem like nice quality, made in Germany rather than China 😉 ,proper ear crimp clips too, which I bought the crimp tool for, worked a treat.
Looking forward to your next video buddy 👍
That’s brilliant news, sometimes those ball joints can be a right pain. I’m surprised that the driveshaft didn’t split from the gearbox very easily they’re normally quite easy, well in comparison to everything else 😂 I have a few things planned hopefully shorter videos (well for me anyway🤣) just need to record them now.
Ha Steve, good video buddy, at least you did it properly, I've seen boot kits that consist of the boot that you superglue together!, the clips to hold the boot on looked a right pain but you got there in the end, I like the dial gauge for final torque, I have one similar to that but have only used it once years ago and can't even remember what for!, cheers mate 👍
Hi Pete,thanks, I didn’t know you could get glue together CV boots! My dad got a stretchable one many years ago (funny enough for his MK2 Cavalier) as he tried to stretch it over it split, I think he got a garage to do it in the end. For me though the hardest part is getting the bottom ball joint’s out once these are done the res of the job shouldn’t be to difficult. The gauge is only a cheap one, I needed it for doing the head bolts on the engine as it required 45° angle I think, I didn’t want to mess that up so I just got the tool, to be fair it’s not to bad for what I paid for it.
Cheers Pete See you in the next one.
Really interesting video Steve, I like these long videos as you get to see more detail of what you are doing but I don't always have time to watch it all at once in fact I only had 10mins left to watch today as I watched the rest yesterday in one go.
Have to say I've never changed a CV boot or driveshaft but have done a few wheel bearings in my time so found this video very interesting, not that I'll be doing anything like this these days but I do miss doing all my own car repairs and maintenance.
I was surprised how tight the final 90 degree turn was on the hub nut Steve, I don't know if that nut also holds the bearing in place but if it does it seems a bit tight as it could over compress the bearing and make it overheat, I would be tempted to jack it up and make sure the wheel turns freely, if it's tight or lumpy to turn then the bearing is under to much load, I've never done a bearing on a front wheel drive so I might be totally wrong 🙄🤷♂️😂 looking forward to your next one mate 👏🙏👍
Hi John, sorry for the late reply, I think a lot of people may have switched off at the 10 minute mark so thanks for sticking with it, I’m glad you found it interesting my hope is to encourage people that have never done this to have ago at doing this themselves, this can be a hard intimidating job todo although it was relatively easy to do on this car as the bolts wasn’t to rusty, and the bottom ball joint come out relatively easy as well.
Your right about the bearing if it was a roller taper bearing, on the front on my Cavalier here they are bolted to the hub so I don’t think there is any danger here I always spin the wheel after to ensure it’s rotating ok I can’t remember if I actually showed that or not, but the tightening sequence I followed from the Haynes manual so I hope it’s at the manufactures specification.
I would hate not being able to do my own jobs on cars and feel for you there John.
I have a rear wheel bearing video coming up soon I filmed it myself with Sam editing it, hopefully it will be just as interesting for everyone.
Cheers John see you in the next one.
No worries Steve you cant always reply the same day as we all have busy lives. I like these long videos as it's something to get your teeth into and it's more interesting, I did think you was going to have problems getting that bottom ball joint apart but as you say it wasn't so bad, some of them can be a right PITA to do, have you got a ball joint splitter mate?
So long as the wheel turns freely then I think it should be fine, I used to love repairing my own cars Steve I once bought a Mk3 Cortina that pulled badly to one side while driving, I knew what was wrong with it and got the car cheap, it had been curbed or hit something that twisted the subframe (clip) so I got a replacement from a scrap yard replaced every part on the replacement clip took the pinto engine out and replaced the whole lot over one weekend (needed the car for work) it was back on the road Sunday afternoon, I really wanted that car as it was black and the engine had been reworked to a 2.1L with sports cam and went like hell, no way could I do it now 😟 ok mate looking forward to the next video 🙏👍
Hi John, yes work has been very busy of late and getting a few overnight call-outs as well. Yeah that bottom ball joint really did come out easily, I’ve never had it out since I’ve had the car, and I’ve had it for about 7 years now. As you say they can be most challenging let’s say, I do have a ball joint splitter quite a good heavy duty one that was given to me I don’t know why I didn’t use it? At least it’s shows someone with minimal tools that it can be done. Your cortina sounded lots of fun to drive, and buying a car cheap because of faults and fixing them yourself gives you a real buzz I think. I bought a 2000 Honda Civic from a neighbour that she was going to scrap! The car only had 30k miles on I bought it for £200 replaced the CV joint as it was clicking and replaced the starter motor and all was good, my dad still owns the car after I sold it to him it now has 62k on been a brilliant little car.
I must admit I’m not looking forward to the day when I’m unable to do my own work on cars as like you I would definitely miss it, and hate to pay these high prices that garages are charging now, I know they need to with all the specialist equipment that they need. Cheers mate.
Hey Steve thanks for the reply mate have to say you do sound busy, if you don't mind me asking what sort of work do you do? Oh I loved my Cortina's think I had 5 of them though the 80's and early 90's my fav was a white Mk3 2000E with a tan vinyl roof lovely car and it was the only Mk3 that had tinted windows quite posh for it's time, also had a yellow Mk3 2 door and a black Mk3 2 door but the best one was a Gold with a tan vinyl roof Mk5 2.3 V6 GhiaX now that was a great car better than these modern Euro Boxes. That Civic you got sounded like a right bargain Steve and low mileage your dad must like it as he still has it. I do miss working on my own cars but having the Merc SLK now I don't think I could do much to it tbh as you must need specialised tools to work on it. I would really like a cheap classic that is TAX and MOT exempt but they are costly to buy, ok Steve I look forward to your next video 🙏🙏👍
I work at a large sewerage treatment plant, I used to work on the sludge treatment side but now we run the whole works, so sludge treatment and waste water treatment to make it safe to go back to the environment (back to the river) it’s a good job but we have been quite busy lately we do 12 hour shifts with a standby overnight so they can be long days. Sounds like you had quite a selection of cars back in the day, tinted windows must have been quite rare I certainly don’t remember them when I was younger. Yes your right about your SLK having special equipment it’s silly now honestly even worse in newer cars electric cars guys like us won’t be able to do anything, I really don’t like the way everything is going or late. I shall keep my older cars running for as long as possible. See you in the next one John. Cheers mate.