All,

After servicing my car yesterday, I found half the CV boot under the driver's side is missing. The car is drivable but I have parked it until I get a chance to fix this.

I am not sure if this is something that's worth changing at home?

I live in Canning Vale and wanted advise on the closest workshop to take the car and replace the CV boot?

Thanks

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Name: Salah
Location: SOR
Cars: S13 Silvia, R33 Skyline, 02 WRX STi

Do not drive it without a CV boot.. although if you already have, there is a good chance that most of the grease is gone and you may have already damaged the CV.

If you're somewhat mechanically savvy, you can buy a boot kit for under $20 and change it at home. I did my rears recently and it took me around an hour to do the whole job.

Correct most of the grease is gone and hopefully the CV is still good.

What size socket is the drive shaft nut that's located in the middle of the brake rotor?

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Name: Salah
Location: SOR
Cars: S13 Silvia, R33 Skyline, 02 WRX STi

32mm

get plenty of degreaser/brake cleaner in there to clean out that grease too.

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Long live the WRC

Thanks guys, ill have to buy the socket and boot kit and give it a go next weekend. I will look up the DIY for it as I have changed a drive shaft on a camry before.

Any tips with the WRX?

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Name: Salah
Location: SOR
Cars: S13 Silvia, R33 Skyline, 02 WRX STi

have a nice long breaker bar and loosen the 32mm nut with the handbrake on before jacing the car up the rest is pretty easy, i got my cv boots from veale for $12 each and included clips and grease, may aswell do the innner & outer whilst you have the shat out

Thanks for all the help guys. I ended up taking my car to Doug at S Technica in maddington. Best choise for anyone in SOR

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Name: Salah
Location: SOR
Cars: S13 Silvia, R33 Skyline, 02 WRX STi