Comments on: CV Boots on the Hyundai Elantra http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/ Tales of the Muhlestein Family Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:07:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dennis http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/comment-page-1/#comment-3829 dennis Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:07:29 +0000 http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/#comment-3829 I love the box of 100 latex gloves I bought at the auto store last time I picked up some other parts. Good Bye grungy hands!. I love the box of 100 latex gloves I bought at the auto store last time I picked up some other parts. Good Bye grungy hands!.

]]> By: Grego http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/comment-page-1/#comment-3828 Grego Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:42:37 +0000 http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/#comment-3828 I attempted to change the CV boot thinking it was going to be an easy job that could get done in a few hours. The drive axle nut was the hardest to get off. If I had used my brains the first time it would have been easier. Take the wheel off, take out the cotter pin and then put the wheel back on and lower the jack to put pressure on the tire and ground. This will enable you to unscrew the drive axle nut with about 200 ft. lbs of torque. After that it seemed easy but I could not get the cv knuckle that connects to the drive axle so I bought one of those E-Z boot repair kits and did a temporary fix with a boot that is split in half and comes as two pieces that you clip on the cv joint. I am still driving with the temp boot on two days later and my hands are all dirty as the grease got in the cracks of my hands and after much scrubbing wont get clean. Do you know what it is like working in an office job with these nasty looking hands? Will be going to an auto repair place to get the job done right sometime sooooon! I attempted to change the CV boot thinking it was going to be an easy job that could get done in a few hours. The drive axle nut was the hardest to get off. If I had used my brains the first time it would have been easier. Take the wheel off, take out the cotter pin and then put the wheel back on and lower the jack to put pressure on the tire and ground. This will enable you to unscrew the drive axle nut with about 200 ft. lbs of torque. After that it seemed easy but I could not get the cv knuckle that connects to the drive axle so I bought one of those E-Z boot repair kits and did a temporary fix with a boot that is split in half and comes as two pieces that you clip on the cv joint. I am still driving with the temp boot on two days later and my hands are all dirty as the grease got in the cracks of my hands and after much scrubbing wont get clean. Do you know what it is like working in an office job with these nasty looking hands? Will be going to an auto repair place to get the job done right sometime sooooon!

]]> By: david http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/comment-page-1/#comment-3780 david Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:21:33 +0000 http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/#comment-3780 thanks for sharing of you rexpirience, i just got huyndai with the riped cv boot and spend all day trying to figure ouy what to do thanks again thanks for sharing of you rexpirience, i just got huyndai with the riped cv boot and spend all day trying to figure ouy what to do
thanks again

]]> By: dennis http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/comment-page-1/#comment-3692 dennis Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:15:28 +0000 http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/#comment-3692 Awesome resources! Thanks for the info Enrique. Awesome resources! Thanks for the info Enrique.

]]> By: Enrique http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/comment-page-1/#comment-3691 Enrique Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:08:58 +0000 http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/#comment-3691 Hey by the way, there are a couple of useful Hyundai Elantra resources online: 1. www.hmaservice.com is Hyundai's official maintenance information website which has most of the repair manuals on it. Anyone can register and access it, you only need Internet Explorer 7 and Adobe's SVG Viewer for diagrams, both free. 2. ElantraClub.com, an active 5,000-member forum of Elantra owners, some with significant mechanical experience. (Well, maybe 150 come by regularly) 3. ElantraXD.com is a forum devoted to the ElantraXD (2001-2006), but many of the components (e.g. drivetrain) are basically the same as the '99's. This one has almost 10,000 members and is also very active. Both of those forums would give you half a dozen replies by the end of the day if you asked a maintenance question. Come on by! Hey by the way, there are a couple of useful Hyundai Elantra resources online:

1. http://www.hmaservice.com is Hyundai’s official maintenance information website which has most of the repair manuals on it. Anyone can register and access it, you only need Internet Explorer 7 and Adobe’s SVG Viewer for diagrams, both free.

2. ElantraClub.com, an active 5,000-member forum of Elantra owners, some with significant mechanical experience. (Well, maybe 150 come by regularly)

3. ElantraXD.com is a forum devoted to the ElantraXD (2001-2006), but many of the components (e.g. drivetrain) are basically the same as the ’99’s. This one has almost 10,000 members and is also very active.

Both of those forums would give you half a dozen replies by the end of the day if you asked a maintenance question. Come on by!

]]> By: Peter http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 Peter Mon, 05 May 2008 01:05:51 +0000 http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/#comment-3684 Good tip about the outside CV being mounted permanently, I have to replace the boot on my 2003 Elantra, and was looking for any tips available. I totally agree with you on the 8hr/$200 to take the car away for relatively simple repairs. I've told my wife for years its worth it to lose a days labor to fix our vehicles myself. I always figure if I can do it in twice as much time as a mechanic, I'm saving as much as the average hourly shop time charge. Anyway, thanks for the heads up! Peter Good tip about the outside CV being mounted permanently, I have to replace the boot on my 2003 Elantra, and was looking for any tips available.

I totally agree with you on the 8hr/$200 to take the car away for relatively simple repairs. I’ve told my wife for years its worth it to lose a days labor to fix our vehicles myself. I always figure if I can do it in twice as much time as a mechanic, I’m saving as much as the average hourly shop time charge.

Anyway, thanks for the heads up!

Peter

]]> By: manny http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 manny Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:20:31 +0000 http://muhlesteins.com/2007/11/20/cv-boots-on-the-hyundai-elantra/#comment-3638 Oh man, Thank you for posting this on your blog!!! I just spent 3 hours trying to disassemble my outer CV joint!! I was using a Haynes (they should change their name to Horrible) manual that showed a clip-ring holding the joint together...now I know what to do Oh man, Thank you for posting this on your blog!!! I just spent 3 hours trying to disassemble my outer CV joint!! I was using a Haynes (they should change their name to Horrible) manual that showed a clip-ring holding the joint together…now I know what to do

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