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Woops - that's so obvious, why didn't I think of it. /feels a tad foolish

OK :) that's reassuring It's already on full lock (it's the nearside wheel and the full lock is all the way to the right) and there's not enough clearance to get the joint into a position where I can knock it off without lifting the driveshaft up and towards the back of the car - basically to...

OK, so today I've managed to get the joint out of the hub (don't laugh - I'm taking my time as I've not done this before and I don't want to screw up the car) Attached is an image of where I am at the moment. The joint is out of the hub and I've clamped the driveshaft in place so it can't...

Brilliant, thanks! That's probably going to save me a ton of staring at the manual and scratching my head then undoing things (like my fingers) that I shouldn't be and ending up taking it to the garage anyway.

OK - that's the way I'm gonna go then :-) woops - that confused me. Can you explain how a little more? Also - any idea about the circlips that hold the CV joint on (which I guess is that I'm knocking it off with the hammer) ? Can I reuse the ones on there already? Are they easy enough to find...

Thanks for the replies - the advice is appreciated Have I got this right? I take off C and E, turn the steering full right(?) lock, pull the cv joint out of the hub (inwards - toward the centre of the car?) then support and clamp the driveshaft (will I need to do that so I don't pull it out of...

I'm replacing the front left CV joint gaiter/boot on a Micra Twister, K11, 16v, 1998, 1.0 The manual is confusing me and I'm not sure I've gotten all the parts right. Also, it seems like a lot of hard work and I've been told I don't actually need to remove the driveshaft Could anyone have...