CV Boot replacement Q

[DCinVA]

Bently says I have to pull the track rod (with that "tie rod end" looking thingy on the end), and remove that long aluminum flat bar piece, which the pet calls a "strut".

I am worried about two things.
1) I dont want to chew up that tie rod end looking thingy by using my tie rod fork, and I dont have the special porsche tool to remove this. If the wheel carrier were steel, I would get out the BFH, and lay one good blow where the track rod attaches, But I am a bit afraid of that aluminum carrier. Any suggestion on how to remove # 17 from # 1 without damage.



2) If I remove this long aluminum strut, do I need to re-align the rear suspension. Unfortunaly I just had a four wheel alignment at the dealer, They aparently did not notice that the CV boot was bad. Must have done the alignment with their eyes closed.

The strut is # 1 in the pic.

[Sboxin]

Originally Posted by DCinVA

Bently says I have to pull the track rod (with that "tie rod end" looking thingy on the end), and remove that long aluminum flat bar piece, which the pet calls a "strut".

I am worried about two things.
1) I dont want to chew up that tie rod end looking thingy by using my tie rod fork, and I dont have the special porsche tool to remove this. If the wheel carrier were steel, I would get out the BFH, and lay one good blow where the track rod attaches, But I am a bit afraid of that aluminum carrier. Any suggestion on how to remove # 17 from # 1 without damage.
You can take out bolt #18 but mark the alignment location to replace the bolt correctly. This allows you to leave in #17 attached to #1.



2) If I remove this long aluminum strut, do I need to re-align the rear suspension. Unfortunaly I just had a four wheel alignment at the dealer, They aparently did not notice that the CV boot was bad. Must have done the alignment with their eyes closed.
You can take out the flat bar #1 without doing a realignment.

The strut is # 1 in the pic.

comments in Red
Be sure and loosen the big wheel nut before lifting the car.
I would have the rear alignment checked after doing this amount of work, IMHO.
Hope this helps...

[DCinVA]

Excellent !!!

Thanks.