CV BOOT REPLACED IN 30 MINUTES

[Ricky Bobby]

Having a bit of trouble at the replacing of my outer boots and thought maybe a BMW tech could give me tips:

I have the strut unbolted, the inner boots look fine and i'd prefer to leave them in place and if I can replace the outer boots insitu I would do that, however, the "by the book" DIY at the top of the forum has you hammering off the CV joint from the half shaft by hammering at the flat part of the inner bearing, while this thread is all about leaving the stub loosely in the hub and using prying force to pop it out.


I haven't gotten it yet and probably spent an hour yesterday prying and hammering, hasn't moved yet. Although I have been hammering on the "star point" section of the cv joint bearing, so I'm hoping I haven't damaged anything because it looks like I hammered in the wrong place.


I'm not opposed to the inner boot method as it "looks easier" but then again the title of this thread is "cv boot replaced in 30 minutes" and is filled with pages of guys taking hours per side. However, if I can get a few insider tips from a BMW tech like Killcrap or someone, it would save me the 100 bucks on inner boot kits plus the few days of waiting for them from the dealer.