Gearbox change - Grease + Driveshaft, a little help

[Jonas_R]

Hi,

So I'm just wondering about something.

I'm changing my gearbox tomorrow and my propshaft as well.

My plan is to remove the old grease in the gearbox where the driveshaft and propshaft connects.

I have grease in the driveshaft rubber thingy (dont know the english word) at the moment, since they where change resently, but how much grease should I put in there? I mean some of the grease is transfered to the gearbox.

Also since I will be removing the old grease from the propshaft, how much should I put in there? I mean do I just fill up the rubber thingy with grease or what?

Cheers

[Nuvo]

We call the "rubber thingy" a CV boot. The factory manual specifies to pack the boot with (50g) and the joint with (40g) with the supplied grease.

[Jonas_R]

Do this apply for both gearbox and propshaft?

[Nuvo]

No, Just the driveshafts, I don't have any info on servicing the propshaft to hand. Personally I would just estimate how much grease you need for the prop based on the amount that you remove.

[Error404]

i'd guess the prop CVs will be the same. As far as i know the grease that ends up on the drive flange comes from the CV joint