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in British English the "boot" is equivalent to the American word for the trunk.
That would depend on the year of your Passat. What year is it?1997
The boot is the rubber cover The boot is the accorion-folded rubber shroud that fits over the ball joint,
The CV joint is the part inside the boot.
I have a 1999 Passat and in the boot on the Left Hand Side there is a panel with 2 Twist Locks. Open the Panel and inside should be a 6 C.D. Changer.
The rubber boot that covers the CV joint is what tears. When the boot tears grease is expelled and water and dirt gets in.
A cracked boot itself won't cause a CV joint to make noise. However, a cracked boot WILL cause the grease to be slung out and allow dirt to enter the CV joint. And a contaminated CV joint that is starved for lubricant WILL eventually start to make noise.
Check the "boot" for cracks and see if there is any loss of grease. The boot is the rubber housing around the CV Joint. If the boot is damaged, grease has escaped and the CV Joint is making noise, the CV joint must be replaced.
Consider replacing the axle with a rebuilt unit. When the boot is torn, contaminants enter the joint and quickly destroy it. It is very labor intensive to replace the boot vs an axle which is a do-it-yourself job. In my shop we used to replace boots but because of high incident of joint failure customers were understandably upset. The boot has a life and so does the joint; once the boot tears ,the joint is not far behind. Why do the job twice?
To set the date on a 2006 Volkswagen Passat, first turn on the ignition and wait for the navigation system to boot. Then select the settings icon and press the date.
remove axle, separate joint inner or outter joint, clean, regrease, and put it back together with a new boot
CV boot? Tierod boot? Ball joint boot? Driveshaft slip yoke boot? If its torn REPLACE it