cv boot replacement

[bobaachaar]

yikes. most of this job is going to be solo, so that might be a problem. i've also ordered the parts. looks like pelican parts has two different part numbers for the inboard and outboard boots, and the outboard ones are 3x as expensive. yikes

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by bobaachaar

yikes. most of this job is going to be solo, so that might be a problem. i've also ordered the parts. looks like pelican parts has two different part numbers for the inboard and outboard boots, and the outboard ones are 3x as expensive. yikes

The Pelican Parts page for genuine Porsche boots...

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/92833229302.htm?pn=928-332-293-02-OEM&bc=c&SVSVSI=0785&ByPassCat=Y

Note that it indicates:

Automatic Transmission;
Manual Transmission. Fits rear left outer, rear left inner, rear right inner, rear right outer, left or right rear outer of vehicle.

[bobaachaar]

Originally Posted by Frodo

The Pelican Parts page for genuine Porsche boots...

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/92833229302.htm?pn=928-332-293-02-OEM&bc=c&SVSVSI=0785&ByPassCat=Y

Note that it indicates:

Automatic Transmission;
Manual Transmission. Fits rear left outer, rear left inner, rear right inner, rear right outer, left or right rear outer of vehicle.

this is what i got:

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/101P986P041D.htm?pn=101P-986-P041D&bc=c&SVSVSI=0791

i didn’t get the rein ones though, i got gkn for the -02 and porsche for the -00

[Luckyman01]

The only real challenge is the torque on the axle nuts.

I was able to do this in the garage on jack stands. If execution time does not matter, go for it.

David

[bobaachaar]

Originally Posted by Luckyman01

The only real challenge is the torque on the axle nuts.

I was able to do this in the garage on jack stands. If execution time does not matter, go for it.

David

good to know. how long did it take you for both axles? and you don’t think that dropping the exhaust to get the axle out was too much of a challenge? that’s the part i’m most worried about

[tcoradeschi]

Originally Posted by bobaachaar

good to know. how long did it take you for both axles? and you don’t think that dropping the exhaust to get the axle out was too much of a challenge? that’s the part i’m most worried about

I don’t see that the exhaust needs to come out.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by tcoradeschi

I don’t see that the exhaust needs to come out.

That could well be true. I've only personally done this once.

We fiddled with getting the axle out for a while (IIRC it was just a problem on one side). But before long my son (who's never afraid to further disassemble stuff to gain access to other stuff) persuaded me that we should undo a few exhaust bolts to assist our progress. We didn't totally drop the exhaust—nothing that drastic. Just loosened it up, so things could be moved an inch or two this way or that.

It also helped that, from all appearances, the car's never been driven on salty, slushy roads. (Certainly never by me. It's an '01 that I bought in 2006, so I have no idea prior to that. But it looks like it never has been. There's virtually no corrosion visible whatsoever.) I think we used his impact wrench, and it came apart fairly easily.

Also, yours is a different year ('04, right?). I'm sure there's differences from one year to the next, so it may be totally unnecessary in your car.

Let us know how it goes.