| 2type2 |
Mon Nov 25, 2002 3:53 pm |
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| Crawled down under to replace accel cable in the 78 Westy "Terrapin" and much to my dismay found a torn cv boot. The surprise is that I had replaced these boots (all 4) only about 1000 miles ago. Is there any aftermarket boots available which are urethane (or other composition) so I can lesson the chance of a repeat of this headache? Has anybody had similar short lifr of cv boots? WTF is it that makes a brand new boot fail so fast? TIA all advice volks! |
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| static |
Mon Nov 25, 2002 5:17 pm |
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| Not normally such a problem. Apparently someone sold you the Bangladeshi version instead of genuine Brazilian. Try again with the normal rubber ones. No worries. |
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| static |
Sat Jan 04, 2003 10:57 am |
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| Stop driving over porcupines! |
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| Amskeptic |
Sun Jan 05, 2003 3:16 pm |
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I also ran into some bogus cheap cv boots, one of which split out in the dusty windy desert while I was offroad. Panic is the mother-of-invention. I got some black RTV and smeared it over the boot and a bit of the axle shaft. Got one sheet of paper towel and beddedit into the goo. More RTV. Another paper towel, finishing touch of RTV.
It lasted 11,000 miles without any indication of failure. Drove right off without waiting for the RTV to set, I think this helped everything find its operating parameters. New boots must have two details attended to for best results.
1. No torsional stress, make sure the boot has not twisted as you align the capscrews during installation.
2. Make sure the boot is full of air so no little dimples can be seen in the boot when you push/pull the axle longitudinally. Those dimples from insufficient air can stress the rubber in no time.
Colin |
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