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Nifski
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 Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:53 pm Post subject: Early tie rod boots |
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| Does anyone know who re manufactures high quality early Oval Tie rod boots? Thanks |
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bjoy
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| whats a tie rod boot? clamp? |
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Volumex
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:40 am Post subject: |
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| bjoy wrote: | | whats a tie rod boot? clamp? |
The black rubber bit in this pic pinched from the Wolfsburg West site:
I'd suggest replacing the whole lot rather than just the boot. If the boot has failed, then there might be debris in the ball joint which will accelerate wear.
Sorry it doesn't answer the question.  |
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PEPPE
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:53 am Post subject: e |
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the early boots are not like the later pictured. they are thick rubber.
i speak about the tie rods with grease fitting...
the boot is not sealed with a circlip, it allows for excessive grease going out.
see this ADhttp://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=536702
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hazetguy 
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:28 am Post subject: Re: e |
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| PEPPE wrote: | the early boots are not like the later pictured. they are thick rubber.
i speak about the tie rods with grease fitting...
the boot is not sealed with a circlip, it allows for excessive grease going out.
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Zwitterkafer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Try CIP1. That's where I found some.
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djfordmanjack
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If you want to drive your car, throw out those old joints or put them on the shelf for a further 100% resto. Those bj's are internally spring loaded, giving the ball the chance to move up and down in the housing- also meaning they tend to have a lot of play with no steering force applied ( going straight).better use replacement or post 59 NOS.
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Nifski
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks pepe, that fellow makes them in small batches, and good idea to run the latter ones and save the originals! Thanks, and I will check CIP |
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jim@zarwerks.com
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PEPPE
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject: e |
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| djfordmanjack wrote: | | If you want to drive your car, throw out those old joints or put them on the shelf for a further 100% resto. Those bj's are internally spring loaded, giving the ball the chance to move up and down in the housing- also meaning they tend to have a lot of play with no steering force applied ( going straight).better use replacement or post 59 NOS. |
i believe that them are like modern ones.
i check regurarly also modern ones to check for springing and overall wear.
when they wear start with springing and later starts to have play that can be feeled by hand/eye.
the amount of springing is proportional to wear and it's the same effect on early and late tie rods.
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