Hello, I have some cracks in the CV boots on my 83 240D. Ther are not all the way through yet, but I probably should change the boots soon. I am trying to decide of this is somthing I want to tackle myself or not. I have done quite a bit of work on this car so far, including replacement of the oil cooler lines and motor mounts. So I was looking to see if anyone had any wisdom to share - and maybe any special sockets or tools that may be needed? Thanks!

Go to www.dieselgiant.com. He has a good write up on replacing the rear axle boots. However, his write up begins after the axles have been removed from the car. Go get the Haynes manual for $20. It's also got a pretty good write up beginning from step 1.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

You will need a boot tool. It can be air or manual.



Talk with Brian Carlton, I think he got one from eBay recently and intended to put it into the tool loan program here.