Date:         Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:18:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
Comments: To: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>
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If you ask for a 12-point you'll get what you need. I also got the 12-point
box-end wrench, with about a 10" handle along with the socket. The
combination works well I think.Take a bolt with you if you're not sure of
the size to ask for in a wrench. Simple and foolproof.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?keyword=12+point+socket%2Fwrench&x=23&y=15
I'm not recommending Sears but there's a page with
several examples of 12 point tools in 3/8" and 1/4" drives.

bob

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca
> wrote:

> I'm doing one driveshaft at a time (driveway job, jack up one side at a
> atime). Hence I'll flip each CV inside out.
>
> I took the driveshaft out and cleaned out the CV joints today. The inner CV
> joint shows more wear signs than the outer. (even tough the boot was torn on
> the outer). Should I also swap inner outer?
>
> The new boot kit came with those fancy multipoint bolts. Anyone knows if
> Sears or Princess auto carry the right one? Is it a torx? Or what is the
> technical name I should ask for?
>
> (I guess these new bolts should be more resistant to rounding out the head
> compared to the 6mm allen. The bad thing is that I'll have yet one more
> socket tip to carry around. (Otherwise the Diesel Westy only needs the 6mm
> Allen and a handful sockets to strip just about everything)
>
> Martin
>
>