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Originally Posted by maxbottomtime
You should be able to replae the boots alone without pulling the axle nuts/outer joints. Just disconnet at the gearbox, and you can cut off the old boots. disassemble the interior joint, then slide outer boot on before the inner boot. regrease & reassemble.
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It's been a few years, but I'm pretty sure this is how I (with my son's much-appreciated help) did mine. As I recall, we had to lower some exhaust components to be able to work things in/out—but it's possible that was because we had installed headers on the car (a gift from that same son & his little brother many years ago) way back when. Messing with the grease was indeed messy but not awful. I considered aftermarket, but the more I thought about it the more I figured gently used (well, sorta gently) Porsche shafts were probably preferable to new aftermarket ones from who-knows-where. They seemed in pretty good shape and have performed well over the subsequent 4 years.
Remember that if you do go about this by removing the axle nut(s), you can do a pretty good job without the big ol' torque wrench. Dust off your physics and use the formula utilizing your weight and distance from the axis nut. I held onto my son's arm for balance, then gently stood on the breaker bar-extended handle the proper distance out, with the bar parallel to the floor. This was when I did a wheel bearing and it has been fine since...and that was 14 years ago.
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