CV BOOT REPLACED IN 30 MINUTES

[Bmwe5320023.0]

This tool is so cheap for separating the joint from the shaft I'm ordering it
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B071DZK99S/..._e96MEb273FBCR

Only concern is to be able to put it back together

[oldskewel]

Originally Posted by Bmwe5320023.0

This tool is so cheap for separating the joint from the shaft I'm ordering it
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B071DZK99S/..._e96MEb273FBCR

Only concern is to be able to put it back together

There is a full thread on here somewhere about a tool that may be identical to that one. I bought one myself, hoping to use it one day. Discussed extensively in the thread, and I think the final answer is that the hole the axle shaft goes through is too small to work as it should on the X5, at least for the front axles.

Here's a video of a similar tool. Problem with the x5 is that there are not enough threads available for the nut since the splined part of the shaft is too big for the hole at this point in the video.
https://youtu.be/DzEuu2F-tX8?t=51


Search on here and you should find it. But at the low price, I have no regrets having bought it. I often find ways to use things like this.

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Bmwe5320023.0

This tool is so cheap for separating the joint from the shaft I'm ordering it
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B071DZK99S/..._e96MEb273FBCR

Only concern is to be able to put it back together

Will not work without modification. The collar at the top is too narrow. I purchased one of those. They are poorly made in China. I reamed out the collar on the top and ground the top of the collar so it was parallel with the bottom clamp and it worked well.

Putting the CV back on is pretty easy. Just a smack with a hammer pops it back on.