The pside shaft comes out without taking the knuckle apart, just take out the bolts between cv shaft and axle inner shaft.

To take the dside apart, release the torsion bar tension counting the turns so you get it back right. Use a hammer and a backup hammer on the tie rod end eye and the ball joint eyes. Put the backup hammer on one side (I like a sledge head there) and whang the other side with some vigor (I like about a 3-4lb drilling hammer for the whanger - bfh rules here). All this after loosening the nuts. The hammer strike springs the eye and pops the tapered pin out. If you have a pickle fork, it also helps to drive it in and preload the come apart some. Never drive the threaded end of the taper pins - it kills the threads even with the nut on there and it's not near as effective as whanging the eye to spring it.

Can't help much with the boots themselves. A look at ASA doesn't shed much light, but I didn't compare the 5spd and a/t part #'s in there. Lazy, I guess. If you can't find out for sure, I'll look closer.


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