Reposting this here for visibility, I have to have my car finished this coming weekend.

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Hey guys!

Been trying to fix various issues with my recently purchased MCS, one of which were the torn inner CV boots. Got the axles out no problem, bearings off, cleaned up, piece of cake! But then I tried to put the new outer boots on.

I bought from PelicanParts.com as recommended,
I CANNOT GET THE OUTER BOOT to fit!!! I gave up after I wasted a whole bag of grease trying to get the big end of the damn boot seated on the metal housing. I even tried using two sets of angled pliers to get it on (similar to how you would get a bike tire on).

When I compared to OEM, the OEM was ~0.5cm larger.

I've never done this before, but I've watched a bunch of videos, and everyone's boots go on pretty easily. Any veteran MINI diy'ers have any input?

I need to have the car at least rolling by next Wednesday, so I only have one more weekend to get it all buttoned up.

 

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.5 cm is a lot. If was me, I'd give PelicanParts a call. That vendor is pretty active on this forum and seems to know his stuff..