Need some help with me audi a6
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Need some help with me audi a6
Hello everyone! I have never really introduced myself on the boards, but I browse quite a bit. My name is shawn and I have a 2004 Audi A6 2.7. I was inspecting my suspension this past week and saw that my CV boot on both my driver front and passenger front has torn and caused the gunk to be splattered everywhere. I was wondering if anyone, who had the know-how and tools, can help me out with this untimely problem. If you can help a fellow enthusiast out please email me at shawn.foci AT gmail.com We can discuss compensation further. I'll even throw in a nice case of choice beer too 
Or if anyone can refer me to a shop or someone they know who can help, that would be appreciated. Also, I am looking to also get more work done after fixing my suspension dilemma. Thanks for any help
- Shawn
Shawn.foci AT gmail.com
Or if anyone can refer me to a shop or someone they know who can help, that would be appreciated. Also, I am looking to also get more work done after fixing my suspension dilemma. Thanks for any help- Shawn
Shawn.foci AT gmail.com
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Re: Need some help with me audi a6
The boots can be replaced but once they have broken and the axle grease leaves the joint you are not longer lubricating the joint as intended, therefore you have caused the joint to prematurely wear out more and it any debris got in there only accelerated it even more, esp. since you don't know how long it has been like that. At dealerships we are trained to replace all axles/half-shafts as a whole that have broken boots.
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yea that's happened to my vr6 before. Umm....you'll have to take out the whole hub assembly first. It's not that hard. Boots can be bought at any local autoparts store.
Once you have the wheel off you'll need to take the caliper off as well and the rotor but you won't need to rebleed them since they're stil connected to the line. You can use a vice grip to take the old boots off that are usually clamped down with a metal brace on each side of the boot. You might want to go ahead and relubricate the axle by applying a good amount on the axle it self. You can then replace it with the new one and reassemble. You can take it to a local shop to have it done for under 200 i'm relatively sure as I've never went to the shop to get mine done. But if you're not sufficient with auto mechanics I'd advise you to go the shop to have it done professionally.
Once you have the wheel off you'll need to take the caliper off as well and the rotor but you won't need to rebleed them since they're stil connected to the line. You can use a vice grip to take the old boots off that are usually clamped down with a metal brace on each side of the boot. You might want to go ahead and relubricate the axle by applying a good amount on the axle it self. You can then replace it with the new one and reassemble. You can take it to a local shop to have it done for under 200 i'm relatively sure as I've never went to the shop to get mine done. But if you're not sufficient with auto mechanics I'd advise you to go the shop to have it done professionally.
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