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Well, after going against the mechanics advice and telling my garage the boots could be done with the axle in situ and as per the instructions in 101 Projects - I can confirm that is not possible on a 2003 Boxster S with the exhaust in place. Wasted 1.5 hours of labour charges and egg on my face!
To compound the problems they couldn't release / crack the lower arm ball joint to remove the axle the traditional way from the wheel hub end either and they didn't want to mess with the exhaust as it's a bit corroded and would need work on the fixings / sleeves afterwards.
Bit of a disaster of a day, and to think I was going to tackle it myself following 101 Projects method!
Back to the drawing board, it's either dropping the exhaust and possibly replacing parts or possibly having to replace a lower arm and ball joint when that is damaged as it is forcibly removed.
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