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Hi,
Has anyone replaced just a boot on the CV, not the whole CV?
My outer L side CV boot is ripped; I think it happened recently, and believe the axle is still OK. I'm not hearing any noises on sharp turns. From the service manual it appears you have to take the axle apart in order to get new boots ...

One possibility that hasn't been mentioned is that a head bolt bottomed out, and left the head torqued unevenly. This happened to me (I think): while doing the final torques, I felt the resistance on one of the bolts let up. Since it was near the final torque value, I left it as is. I later asked ...

Thanks for all the great info guys. I'll try out the synthetic gear oil
when I get some time to work on the frozen filler bolts. And the pedal
height if new gear oil doesn't help.
For those asking for more info:
The car used to mostly sit around with the previous owner (cause of
gummed up synchros ...

Hello Folks,

When my '84 Tercel 4WD is cold, it's very hard to shift into 2nd gear,
and a bit hard into 3rd. It takes more force, and there's sometimes a
slight crunching noise. After driving 10 minutes or so, it shifts easily.
The colder it is outside, the harder it is to shift.
Before I start ...

I'm replacing a heater core, and would like to run the engine to
test the new core for leaks before I put the entire dash back on.
Is it OK to run the engine with the dash off and all its electrical
connections off?
This will be the SECOND time for this repair, since the first time I
replaced it I ...