For any that don't know RTFM stands for 'read the f##king manual!' and as a bike mechanic this is something I have been advising colleagues and customers to do for years... The night before last however I was guilty of not following my own advice... I decided to replace the cv joint boot so I stripped the hub carrier off and peeled the old boot back for a look inside... It seemed to me at the time that the best thing to do would be just to quickly snip the ties holding the inner boot on and whisk it out so I could get to the circlip on the inside of the outer cv joint easier..........
... I'm sure you can imagine what happened next!!!
I have cleaned up the mess and I have 3 litres of gearbox oil waiting to go in... All the other MOT work went really well and I have to say that taking the half shaft out of the car makes fitting the boot/ working on the cv joint really easy but to be honest I wouldn't reccomend it!!
I'll go back to cleaning the egg off my face now!!!

Luke...
... I'm sure you can imagine what happened next!!!
I have cleaned up the mess and I have 3 litres of gearbox oil waiting to go in... All the other MOT work went really well and I have to say that taking the half shaft out of the car makes fitting the boot/ working on the cv joint really easy but to be honest I wouldn't reccomend it!!
I'll go back to cleaning the egg off my face now!!!
Luke...