Weekends oil change / inspection

[sherlockuk]

Saved myself a journey to the garage, by changing the filters and oil myself on my 02 tdi sport, but of course found some other problems while grovelling under the car... Good that I spotted them i suppose!

One of the cv boot gaiters has split and the other is perished.. Fortunately I have also planned to change the disks as they are knackered, so this can be done at the same time.

What I wanted to know is where to buy one of the tools for removing / installing the clamps for the gaiters, I could buy some jubilee clamps but thought that i may invest in a tool, instead of chopping them off and replacing every time.

Also the hub bolt uses what I can guess to be a 16mm hexagon drive. Am I right here? Just need to get myself the propper tooling for next weekend!

Also any tips on changing brakes and removing the cv gaiters would be great!

Thanks,

Tom.

[daveo138]

There is plenty in the archives about replacing CV boots.

Try here for starters...
http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=16265

The driveshaft bolts come in two sizes - 14mm and 17mm.

I went everywhere trying to find a tool for the CV boot clips. In the end, I used a pair of pincers to carefully squeeze the clips together.

[sherlockuk]

Thanks mate, I looked at the hub hex drive bolt, and thought it was 16mm, but then I was guessing... Is there a need for such a long bar to get the thing off?? Or just does it require brute force and ignorance? :D

The guides look pretty comprehensive so should be ok with the aid of the Haynes book of lies as a reference. Also going to enlist my fathers help on the matter.. May get him to do one side while I do the other.. For a few beers of course ;)

Cheers, i'll let you know how it goes...

Tom.