I have searched youtube and this site and do not find any videos or writeups. I have an inner split boot I need to replace.

 

Front driver side I’m assuming. This is somewhat of a PITA on the AWDs cake on RWDs.

the 6 bolts connecting axle to cv shaft (or whatever it’s called) are accessible from underneath but it’s almost impossible to break them loose with a wrench or allen key, and especially with out stripping them. Because of this you need an impact and some pb blaster.

remove the entire steering knuckle, and then the strut assembly. Then pop the larger inside “ring clamp” on the cv/axle boot off. This will let you pull the axle out with just the final portion with the 6 bolts still in place, but you will now have direct access to get an impact on those 6 bolts with approximately a 3ft extension.

Now that the axle is removed you can reverse the steps for install except this time you do not need to separate the boot for the impact, you can torque the 6 bolts down from underneath the car. To prevent the axle from spinning when torqueing the axle nut and those 6 other axle bolts, insert a wrench into the rotor “vein” and against the caliber, this will let you torque it down easily without having the axle just spin.

this pretty much covers it. Should be plenty of vid/diy for removing steering knuckle and/or strut assembly if you aren’t sure on those.