Replacing Drive Axle Boots at a Vw Golf

Hi, this time we'll change the drive axle boots of our Golf Mk1 They are still tight but the rubber shows deep cracks I start to remove the covers of the wheel bolts Loosen the wheel bolts Very important! Loosen the central nut before jacking the car You'll need a chock, otherwise you'll move the whole car Only the length counts Jack the car and put it on some wood For loosening the bolts of the drive axle at gear box, you'll need a long XZN M8 socket such a breaker bar is better than a ratchet Take care that the socket is completly in the head of the bolt Remove the bolts Such plates are hold by 2 bolts, don't loose them The drive axle is free off the gear box The original boots have been good for 25 years These ones are younger than 5 years, you see what a rubbish you buy in our days Remove the central nut Can anyone tell me why the socket has this shape while the nut is such thin Remove the driveaxle from the car For dismounting the driveaxle a vise is very helpful Open the clamps and remove them Push the boot backwards Remove the grease a little. Cleaning the joint is not necessary, the boot has been still tight Take care now, there are different joints This version has a small circlip in a groove inside the joint Using a wood piece as punch, the joint can be removed from the axle Take care that you know the position and orientation of all parts The concave side of the round washer points outside and the spacer comes on it Remove the old boot The round washer and the spacer are replaced We are going to replace the circlip Use 2 screw drivers This circlip is for the other type of joint Push the new boot on the axle The round washer and the spacer I mount the new circlip with lockring pliers The old boot has been still tight. Thus I will not clean the CV-joint I will add only some fresh grease Put some grease directly in the joint Put the CV-joint on the axle Use a plastic hammer to tap the joint on the axle Put some grease in the boot, too Draw the boot over the joint The inner clamp delivered with the set has been too small, thus I use a universal clamp I make the corners round I bend the clamps in shape One hole more Check all and check if there is enough air in the boot Now I use my special pliers to fasten the clamps Perfect, it is tied enough Mount the driveaxle I put some grease to the inner joint Try to install one bolt The next bolt I install already with the small plate Use a new lock nut for the axle It has been not necessary to remove the wheel, but without the wheel we made better pictures For the bolts at the gear box we'll use 45 Nm Before fastening the central nut we have to unjack the car Fasten the central nut wth 230 Nm There are people which pay a lot of money in the fitness studio of my friend Gitta In my garage such exercises are for free. Even the car is repaired after it Now I'll relax a little and I relax also the torque wrench Fasten the wheel bolts with 90 Nm Mount the caps and the repair is finished Bye, see you in our next video