MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: craig_t on September 01, 2011, 08:24:12 pm

Title: CV joint gaiter replacement
Post by: craig_t on September 01, 2011, 08:24:12 pm

This weekend I'm going to attack replacing my inner cv joint gaiter as mine has a split and grease is going everywhere :/

Has anyone else here replaced this that could tell me if it's going to be a bit of a pig to do. Luckily I have access to a car lift so I can get the car in the air.

Cheers

Title: Re: CV joint gaiter replacement
Post by: WILLZIE on September 03, 2011, 11:50:44 am

Had mine done last month, used an independent garage as the price was good, they did it in under an hour, I supplied the kit from VW which was about £22, new clips etc, they had no trouble, 2 ways of doing it i think though from the ball joint!, either undo the 3 bolts taking the ball joint out with it or seperate it!. (they seperated it) i was a bit dubious as sometimes when you seperate it you can then split the ball joint itself, giving you another bit of grease leaking out.