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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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| Mike Bellis |
Feb 12 2011, 06:14 PM
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If you must rig it, find some self vulcanizing rubber tape and wrap around the boot. It may cost you more than a boot but you will not have to take the axle off. it will last only temporary. An Electrical wholesale house should have the tape. It's also called cold fusion tape.
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| jeffdon |
Feb 13 2011, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,094 Joined: 24-October 06 From: oakland, ca Member No.: 7,087 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Feb 12 2011, 04:14 PM)  If you must rig it, find some self vulcanizing rubber tape and wrap around the boot. It may cost you more than a boot but you will not have to take the axle off. it will last only temporary. An Electrical wholesale house should have the tape. It's also called cold fusion tape. One more question....can I flip the center part of the CV (the part with splines) to allow the ball bearings to wear on virgin metal, or is this part not symetrical? |
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| pcar916 |
Feb 13 2011, 08:08 PM
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Is that a Lola? Group: Members Posts: 1,523 Joined: 2-June 05 From: Little Rock, AR Member No.: 4,188 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(jeffdon @ Feb 13 2011, 01:40 PM) One more question....can I flip the center part of the CV (the part with splines) to allow the ball bearings to wear on virgin metal, or is this part not symetrical? Just flip the entire CV so it's rotating in the other direction if, after a thorough inspection there is no metal gallling happening anywhere and the grooving isn't bad. There are lots of CV threads in this forum to refer to. Remember that the chamfered edge on the inner piece goes in toward the axle, not outward toward the transaxle or the wheel. Good luck |
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| jeffdon |
Feb 13 2011, 08:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,094 Joined: 24-October 06 From: oakland, ca Member No.: 7,087 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(pcar916 @ Feb 13 2011, 06:08 PM) QUOTE(jeffdon @ Feb 13 2011, 01:40 PM) One more question....can I flip the center part of the CV (the part with splines) to allow the ball bearings to wear on virgin metal, or is this part not symetrical? Just flip the entire CV so it's rotating in the other direction if, after a thorough inspection there is no metal gallling happening anywhere and the grooving isn't bad. There are lots of CV threads in this forum to refer to. Remember that the chamfered edge on the inner piece goes in toward the axle, not outward toward the transaxle or the wheel. Good luck I am not pulling the whole axle. Just the inboard CVs. So i am not flipping the whole thing. So sounds like i need to stick with the OE orientation and not flip the inner pc. Right? |
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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 type47 Just bite the bullet and replace the boot. Replace... Feb 12 2011, 05:44 PM
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