CV Gaiter change

[Doug_RS2]

Tom is 8 going on 5 :nana:

[A6 AVANT]

He can't be that young if he's an mot tester!! Must be mid to late 20's!!!

[A6 AVANT]

bet his insurance is cheap!! :wacked: :nana:

[A6 AVANT]

Just kidding Tom, Us old gits get jealous of you young upstarts !!! LOL
Pipes and slippers catch up with all of us in the end!!!:nana:

[audiman]

Im 22! Insurance is great Been a mot tester for 18 months now!
Cheers for the company insurance dad. I will try not to make a claim this year

[Welleh]

sorry to bring up such an old thread! how easy is the outer cv joint to get back on? and when you take it off, do the bearings fall out? Ta

[Alistair C]

sorry to bring up such an old thread! how easy is the outer cv joint to get back on? and when you take it off, do the bearings fall out? Ta

outer joint goes back on quite easily with a bit of a tap.
wheel bearings stay put in the hub so thats not a prob.

some more step by step photos HERE (sorry about the text!)

[Welleh]

cheers for that link mate! not worried about the wheel bearing as my hubs are away being shot blasted! was just worried about the cv joint bearings! (past experiences have been worse when they fall out and go everywhere but where you want!) those pics have given me a clear idea now just been out and done it!, just gotta put the grease in now! (yuk!) cheers guys! been very helpfull!

[Ross]

Anyone know if GSF part no # 45051 is the correct Gaiter for the S2?? Not listed as such, but it fits the description Tom gave...

[iain1067]

My tool/s for doing up the clips on a c.v boot change is a pair of really old pincer type pliers the sort you use for pulling nails out of floor boards, along with some stilsons to help tighten things up, works a treat.

[Error404]

good solution, similar to the proper tool actually, probably much cheaper too

[iain1067]

oh yeah like 2.99 in any cheappo shop, funny thing is bro in law bought me these years ago like 20+ never used them for anything until i needed to do a cv boot, saw it somewhere else on the web and though i have some of these great, that was after buying a supposed proper tool that i have never used

[Fat Audi 80]

Anyone know if GSF part no # 45051 is the correct Gaiter for the S2?? Not listed as such, but it fits the description Tom gave...

Hi Ross,

Not sure, but the CV joint kit pn 43907B fits. (£65.95 + vat) .I used one last year on mine...

Best of luck.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Mikes2]

45050 would be the one you would need. 45051 is for the A6 TDi

I use tile cutters for the clips