Help! Front outer CV joint removal (boot replacement)

[laalves]

Dear all,

 

So I had a torn outer front left CV boot. Since I am exchanging the struts for Öhlins R&T, it was a good time to take care of this. I already have the drive shaft removed and installed on my vice, and yet, despite opening the circlip with circlip pliers to the maximum, and hammering the CV joint with a rubber mallet (also tried a steel hammer, gently) at the same time, the joint does not budge by a mil, nothing.

 

Any advice? Am I missing something?

 

Should I get something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/CV-Joint-Puller-Transmission-Drive-Shaft-Removal-Tool-9hole-Ball-Cage-Separator-/283125842818 and use it at the same time I open the circlip?

Edited August 30, 2018 by laalves

[DBJoe996]

Maybe this will help, and a 2 ton bearing puller

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-forum/663697-c4-front-inner-cv-boot-or-joint-repair-2.html

[laalves]

Thanks, but I've read in the meantime that the outer CV joint is not removable, so, to replace the wheel side CV boot, the procedure is to remove the diff side CV and its boot and slide the new wheel side boot. I stopped my efforts and am waiting for a new order of a diff side boot replacement kit to replace both.

 

The outer CV joint is not even available as a spare part, we're supposed to replace the whole driveshaft if the CV joint gets shot.

[Loren]

1 hour ago, laalves said:

The outer CV joint is not even available as a spare part, we're supposed to replace the whole driveshaft if the CV joint gets shot.

 

This is correct.