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Peugeot 306 1.9D Outer CV Joint Boot

I've just noticed that the left-hand outer CV joint boot on my 1993 306 has split, throwing grease all around the rear of the hub.

I was wondering if anyone has successfully replaced the outer boot on a 306 without removing the driveshaft from the car, and hence avoiding draining the transmission oil.

Without removing the driveshaft I can see two options:

  1. Cut the boot off and attempt to remove the outer part of the outer joint whilst hoping that the inner joint's splines stay in the transmission.

  1. Cut the boot off and attempt to fit a universal stretch boot using the special stretch cones that are available.

Has anyone had any success with either of the above methods on a 306 or should I just not be lazy and remove the whole driveshaft from the car?

Any thoughts appreciated...

Cheers

Chris

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Chris Howarth
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I think on a 93 306 you can renew the gaiter without removing the shaft. It involves gettng the shaft out of the hub, cutting the old boot away, then hitting the end off with a couple of smart blows from a hammer. In a Peugeot boot kit you will get a boot, two clips, grease and a circlip. ALWAYS renew the circlip on the end. Then push the end piece back on the shaft up to the circlip, and with a small screwdriver compress the circlip into the groove while pushing on the end. Now hold the tension on the end and hit the end smartly to locate it on the shaft. You should only need to hit it a couple of times.

The problems. The left hand shaft is harder to do than the right hand one, because you have to prevent it from coming out of the gearbox when you hit the end off. The right hand side is fixed to the centre bearing. If you have the type of inner gaiter which is rubber and metal then you cannot hit the outer off. The best method is to remove the driveshaft and take the inner gaiter off and then the outer past the inner (if that makes sense). I have never been able to use the stretch type with cone. And don't even think about the split type which you glue together. They're a complete waste of money IMO. If you do remove the driveshafts, renew the seals in the gearbox. Oh and good luck!

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nigel

Many thanks for your advice. I'm still weighing up my options.

I'm quite tempted to try the 'cone' method, partially because I'm curious but mainly because I can get hold of a kit with a cone and a couple of boots for a good price. At least if I can't use the cone then the boots should be usable when I will inevitably resort to pulling the joint apart!

Cheers

Chris

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Chris Howarth

"Chris Howarth" wrote in news:FIiwe.11533$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net:

The cones work well. Done a couple of boots off a car at my local 'friendly' garage. They do them on the car all the time.... Much Much easier if you lube up the cone with some erm, 'lube'. Not sure what it was 'CV boot cone slippery blue lube stuff'; it helps to prevent a condition called CV boot Tourret's Syndrome as they can be quite a tight fit :-)

N.

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Neil Jowsey

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