dfkrug
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- Joined
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- Location
- Santa Cruz Mtns, CA
- Tractor
- 05 Kioti CK30HST w/ Prairie Dog backhoe, XN08 mini-X
Do you or others know if I can change the CV boots without removing the front drive axles
from the gear box?
I gather you do not have a service manual? You can get them for under $10 (PDF), and I
see that there is a Haynes on eBay now for $10.
Anyway, I have not replaced CV joint boots on a Polaris before, but I would remove the
half-shaft from the front diff to work on it. On ATVs and cars I have worked on, you need
to put a thin pry bar or screwdriver between the diff housing and the inner part of the
half-shaft and snap it out. Sometimes they come out very easily, other times not.
Of course, this is after you remove the outer part of the half-shaft from the knuckle. This
is a good time to replace the front hub bearings if they are bad.