T5.1 CV joint, Control arm bushes and some major grief

[transparu]

I've come to grief.
Tried to do my control arm bushes. On the first side, one was OK but with the press I have I simply could not insert the other. Had it done by a local, helpful garage.

Went to reinstall the control arm (and new ball joint) but simply could NOT. Once the arm is in place I can not get it to slide over the shaft of the ball joint. If I installed the arm on the ball joint first, I could not get the bushes into their respective locations n the chassis. . . but there is WORSE was to come.

In my attempts to fit the arm, I suspect I may have pulled the drive shaft too far out of the transmission. The boot buckled but if I try to rotate the wheel, there are some very unfriendly noises from the transmission end. They SOUND like noises from my T3 when I was in need of CV joint replacement. (Domestic authorities have deemed this a job for someone else!)

Has anyone comments please about the transmission end of the shaft? The Haynes manual says there are two options. Mine is a 2011/2012 vehicle, LWB and auto.

My vehicle is now immobile and looks like a tow truck may be needed.

Any comments appreciated. (Commiserations too.)


(OH for the 30 years of the T3 where everything was possible and nothing was complicated - even after I put an EJ22 engine in it!)

[h100vw]

I think you can get that joint back together. Won't be a clean job. But doable. Will probably need to sacrifice the clamp and secure the boot again. Maybe a zip tie? I have stripped and reassembled lots of CV joints over the years.
Ignore the authorities. ��

[Umai Naa!!]

It should slot back in. It's only a tripod joint.

[transparu]

Somehow lost a message here!
Thanks fellas. I appreciate the responses. In the end I removed the original clamp and then used a large hose clamp. Almost AOK now. I suspect issue was contributed to by new stiff springs.
One problem on which I'd appreciate comment. When I slid the boot off I lost maybe 150ml of oil. Thought it a bit strange. Wondering whether I should (in situ) pack some cv joint grease in . Not sure there is a way to get oil in there as it is. Any comments welcome.
Thanks for reading.