BenB
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 09:58 AM |
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Securing CV boots
Other than pulling the cable ties blooming tight is there some secret to securing CV boots?
The CV boot on my tintop split (to be honest the rubber was cracked but the split didn't go all the way through the rubber, I though the MOT
tester was a bit overly keen) and being a lazy git I replaced it with a Stickyboot... Only trouble is the flipping thing keeps on slipping off the
hub... I took it for the MOT retest yesterday and it had already come off by the time I got there. The kit came with the metal retaining straps but
they were worse than cable ties....
Is there a secret trick or is it just a matter of redoing it until it decides to hold? I've tried cleaning the groove in the hub but no
difference... Last time I did one it came of twice then held (a year later it was still securely in place).....
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dan__wright
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 10:05 AM |
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the glue on ones are poo tbh and as youve said, by the time youve got to the mot they have come off, would just pull the shaft and fit a new one with
a cone.
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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CAD Monkey
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 10:27 AM |
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I replaced some boots on the steering rack on my MR2 Turbo and they had a bloody great jubilee clip on each end - much better than zip/cable
ties...
HTH
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BenB
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 11:18 AM |
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Yup. The gluey ones are poo. But its for my tintop Micra that apart from occasional trips to the tip with rubbish from my garage is only usually used
for weekly 3 mile shopping trips... I certainly wouldn't use it on the Locost!!  The thought of trying to crack the balljoints on the Micra is
not appealing though- they're untouched after 11 years and if they're anything as rusty as the rest of the car they'll put up one
hell of a fight!!! Actually, I was quite suprised the car didn't fail on emissions as the cat is making a terrible rattling at certain rpm- if
it does ever fail the car's going to the big crusher in the sky as the exhaust manifold has to come off to change the cat and the manifold bolts
are rusted to hell and back- it'd take spark erosion to get those suckers out....
Jubilee clip sounds interesting- I might even have one in the garage big enough. It might cause some funky vibrations but it rarely goes above 40mph
so shouldn't be a major problem....
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 12:43 PM |
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Lazy-ness. The refuge of wannabee mechanics.
Buy the proper after market boot and fit it properly. I have never had a problem getting Nissans apart even allowing for age.
Do the job properly and DO IT ONCE.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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BenB
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 02:06 PM |
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It's tempting to do it properly but the Tax ran out yesterday so no MOT, no tax  So it'll be a "bodge" the CV boot time....
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CAD Monkey
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 02:14 PM |
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I don't see how a jubilee clip is not a 'proper' method of fixing a rubber boot!?!?!
The jubilee clips on the boots for the MR2 were supplied by Toyota so I'd say that's a correct fixing method...
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BenB
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 02:37 PM |
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My only worry is that the screw mechanism on the jubilee clip will induce a fair amount of weight imbalance..... But otherwise it looks a good
option....
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 06:50 PM |
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Decent quality cable ties are fine -- no problem
But clean the grease off where the rubber sits on the CV joint.
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rusty
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 08:14 PM |
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That is the trick clean all the grease out, 5 or even 10 min to be sure it is all off the boot and joint will do the job.
Also the metal ties are good if you push the clampy bit in with a small screw driver as you pull them tight.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 6/7/07 at 05:23 PM |
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Not to fix a dodgy split boot, but my ex girlfriends one year old corsa's outer cv boot came off, for no apparent reason, and they are a
horrible hard plastic that no cable tie or metal tie seemed to hold on, they all popped off if you steered at all.
A jubilee clip held it fine and no vibrations at 100mph.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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hoots_min
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| posted on 13/7/07 at 06:34 PM |
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Simpler solution, some wire wrapped round and twisted at the ends. Has held for me in the past no problems, bugger to get off without nipping boot
though!
Today is a good day: I achieved new heights of ineptitude.
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