[hobieboy]

Just saw my mechanic changed mine last Friday...

He removed the entire axle (6 allen bolts on each end of the joint) then place the whole thing on a vice.

Then its a simple matter of prying open the CV joint cover & replace the boot. After seeing what happened to mine, I suggest to do this if you are not lazy - mine started as a faulty boot, but end up discovering that the inner joint is wearing out. And we decide to clean the outter one anyway since the whole thing is apart - cheap insurance.

Hope this helps...