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| jeffdon |
 Feb 12 2011, 04:43 PM
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Attacking my valves, and have noticed a 1 cm tear in one boot. Its throwing grease. Has anyone ever had any luck trying to put a temp. patch on the rubber?
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| type47 |
Feb 12 2011, 05:44 PM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Just bite the bullet and replace the boot. Replacement boots can be had for about $10; for $20, you can get a kit with new CV bolts, grease and other hardware. If you are inclined to do the repair yourself, you "just" need to remove the axle (6 inner and 6 outer CV bolts); remove the CV (there is a REALLY handy pliers at Sears that very easily removes the "C" clip holding the CV on the axle); remove old boot and install new boot and reinstall the CV on the axle and "C" clip. Other work like re-packing the CV while-you're-in-there ... A trick I was told was to swap the axle end-for-end (outer CV becomes inner CV), now the axle rotates in the opposite direction ...
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jeffdon CV Joint boots Feb 12 2011, 04:43 PM
Cap'n Krusty I doubt you'd ever get the material clean enou... Feb 12 2011, 05:27 PM
kg6dxn If you must rig it, find some self vulcanizing rub... Feb 12 2011, 06:14 PM jeffdon
If you must rig it, find some self vulcanizing ru... Feb 13 2011, 03:40 PM pcar916
One more question....can I flip the center part o... Feb 13 2011, 08:08 PM jeffdon
One more question....can I flip the center part ... Feb 13 2011, 08:46 PM |
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