- An inertia tool to extract the joint OM 4022: Inertia weight 3.5kg
- A kit for cutting mechanical collars OM 8026: Cutting pliers for cardan boot
- A specific pair of pliers OM 9396: Omega double grip clamp tightener coupled with a torque wrench OM 0780 (Torque wrench 3/8" 5-50Nm to tighten the clamps correctly)
- A clamp for tightening the snap ring OM 8024: snap ring clamp + 4 shells
- An extraction nozzle OM 8031: Driveshaft installation and extraction kit
- A transmission extraction fork OM 8021: Transmission extraction fork
Removing and fitting a wheel-side boot kit (OBK)
How do you change the boot on a wheel-side driveshaft (OBK)?
- 1
Remove the driveshaft from the vehicle.
- 2
Cut the metal collar.
- 3
Remove the gasket.
- 4
Remove the defective boot. Take care to remove as much used grease as possible from the bowl/gasket.
- 5
Reinstall the new SNR boot
- 6
After cleaning the bowl, fill the seal hole with half the tube of grease.
Caution, when placing the grease in the seal, the grease is not deposited on the balls but inside the hole. When the rod is fitted, the grease will come out through the balls.
- 7
Put the rest of the tube of grease in the new boot.
- 8
Replace the snap ring and compress it again using the special pliers.
- 9
Reassemble the seal on the rod.
- 10
Tighten the clamps using the special spanner coupled to a torque wrench.
- For optimum clamp tightening, refer to the Tech Info.
- Be careful: a clamp that is not tight enough will cause grease to leak. Conversely, a clamp that is too tight will cause the boot to cut.
- 11
Reinstall the driveshaft on the vehicle.
