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anastasios

Joined: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:36 pm
Posts: 58
Location: Sydney

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:04 am

Hey guys,

I have a torn outer cv boot on the passenger side of my 91 JLX Vit hardtop

Spoke with my mechanic and he is recommending to change the whole shaft.

Is this overkill? Is the quality of a rebuilt/new shaft the same as OEM suzuki?

Or should I just tell him to replace the torn boot

matty_wall

Joined: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:30 pm
Posts: 989
Location: Blue Mountains
Vehicle: SJ51T

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:46 am

When the boots on my vitara were rooted i was quoted $90 per boot to replace. I ended up getting whole shafts off ebay for about 150-200$ for a pair used them for 2 years and never had an issue.

fordem

Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:30 pm
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Location: Georgetown, Guyana
Vehicle: APK416, A6G415, A6N415

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:11 am

I would say it depends on the condition of the joint - I've replaced all four boots on my GV - but - if you're in the situation that matty_wall was, and trust the ebay seller, by all means save yourself a buck or two.

anastasios

Joined: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:36 pm
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Location: Sydney

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:20 am

What did you search on ebay?

atari4x4

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Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:44 am

search for Vitara CV on ebay

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anastasios

Joined: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:36 pm
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Location: Sydney

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:08 am

Sweet, found the one i need.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Suzuki-Vitar ... 236wt_1163

However when i was at pick and payless i tried to take a drive shaft out. but failed. Are there any guides on how to remove the driveshaft?

DarkHorse

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Joined: Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:30 pm
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Vehicle: 08 SV650

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:54 pm

Driveshaft as in tailshaft (transfer to diff) or CV shaft (diff to hub)?

anastasios

Joined: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:36 pm
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Location: Sydney

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:23 am

Ah sorry I meant CV shaft!! lol

DarkHorse

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:14 pm

Inside is simple, just unbolt from flange.
Outside - undo allen bolts holding hub cover (lock selector thingy) on, remove hub cover, remove circlip, slide CV out. (Am I missing anything?)

tombutt

Joined: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:30 pm
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Location: brisbane

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:00 pm

Sounds right to me however u can pull the whole hub off as a single piece

atari4x4

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:02 pm

what about the RHS for those not fortunate enough to have a bolt in CV on that side. :lol:

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DarkHorse

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:09 pm

He said passenger side, so that's what I went with

I wonder what someone would try to unbolt on the other side - diff bracket?

I don't have a bolt in drivers side yet, that's on the long list of parts taking up space in my back room :lol:

DarkHorse

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:12 pm

tombutt wrote:

Sounds right to me however u can pull the whole hub off as a single piece

Depends whether you have allen keys or sockets handy I guess...

banga

Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: sunshine coast

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:19 am

just take note on that ebay listing for the future if you ever do need to do drivers side that listing was for a 22 spline count shaft so it would pay to pull old shaft out before buying to make sure you get the right gear.

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