i noticed my left CV boot was torn, today, i dont know how long it has been like that, but i have sourced a cheap reconditioned drive shaft, does any one know how hard it is to change the drive shaft?, dad said it will be easier than replcing the boot itself, plus i dont know how long that CV joint has gone without proper lubrication.

ohhhhh.. when my cv's went i was told its a stuff around with the shafts and all. i just got a mechanic to do it, as you have to pull the hubs off, drain the trans oil and putting new shafts in. make sure its the complete shaft though rather than just the joints as they are a pain in the backside to xfer over. the extra few bucks that you pay for a full shaft is definitely a lot less hassle. do a trans/gearbox service while you are at it just to get a bit more out of it :P

If its not noisy or vibrating in any way just replace the boot. Might save you some dollars and extra effort ripping the whole shaft out. Im assuming its the boot close to the wheel assembly.

Regards

Note if you go this way get some of that grease and fill the boot up cause you would have lost some depending how long it has been torn...

Firstly is it your Inner CV boots or your OUter CV boots.

They are actually not that hard - though in saying that i have change quite a few of them.

It is better to change it sooner than later. This being the more dirt,water,dead bird etc you get in it, the more cause for damage.

You do need to drain the tranny fluid. But its pretty easy to fill up.

If you do decide to change it, make sure you purchase the parts from Mitsubishi. The grease that comes with the kit is so much better than other kits i have used. It is not that more expensive either.

its the outer boot, and the boot has been torn cleanly in half and there is a lot of grease that has been flicked every where. i bought the replacement shaft for $60 exchange, with warrenty, why do i need to drain the transmittion fluid? shouldnt it stay in when the shaft is out?

it cost me $50 to get my boot change the other day i noticed it was torn looked like a stock had been stuck in it or somthing the mechanic said.

yur best off goin to a cv specialst rather then a local mechanic