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Originally Posted by ArchE53
Thanks.
Naturally, you would do this with the new boot well up the halfshaft clear of and potential hammer damage.
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Yes, when reinstalling, don't forget to have the new boot (or both) already on the half shaft. I am sure that mistake has been made - LOL. But you probably won't need a hammer for the reinstall - I did not.
You will see that the C-clip (lock ring in that diagram) sits in a sharply machined rectangular groove in the shaft, and I assume there is a similar sharp 90* edge inside the outer part of the outer CV joint. If you just put the C-clip in that groove without centering it, it will have some portions that are deep down in the groove, and would prefer to shear the C-clip rather than bend and shift into position.
So with the C-clip in the groove, if you start pressing the splines back together until the C-clip first touches, then you can push on the C-clip with a screwdriver or whatever to make sure it's starting to center itself. Again, it may be convenient to have the wheel rotated here. Once it is centered with no hangups, it should press right in with no destruction of the C-clip. Then you should feel it lock itself in once it is in deep enough.