Posted by Tony Ludford on September 20, 2014, 8:56 am
Year of Manufacture *: 1998-2006 Engine Size and Code *: 2900
This may or may not be common knowledge, but it's the first one I've done, and after watching someone destroy a shaft trying to strip it, thought I'd offer some advice.
This one is unusual in the fact it doesn't have an outer cv and inner tripod joint (like every possible variant shown in the factory manual states they have)! This style shaft (may only be fitted to Offside) has 2 cv joints, both inner and outer. Due to the fact the ABS ring is about as large as one of Saturns' rings, using a stretchy boot isn't an easy option. If you remove both boots there are no obvious internal circlips to remove to get the CV joints off, and knocking them off can destroy the end of the shaft (as one of my colleagues found out yesterday)!
Remove the inner cv joint - boot clips and slide the boot along the shaft.
Hold the shaft, then push the inner joint towards the outer joint and clean the grease away from the inner joints outer cup (approx 3-5mm from the outside edge).
There, you will see a circlip preventing the outer cup sliding over the cv cage, Flick it out with a small screwdriver, and DO NOT LOOSE, Kia don't list them!
Now you can slide the outer cup off, allowing access to the inner cage circlip on the shaft end.
Remove the cv cage circlip and slide the internal joint off to remove the boots.