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how to choose what CV boots I need
tony-devon - 4/5/11 at 07:57 PM

diff is in my build now, and Im just in the middle of shortening the shafts, so reassembly will be soon, want to replace the CV boots, old ones are just grubby, no rips or tears, but Im a tart LOL

however I have no idea of what model to ask for

diff is 3.92 non LSD bolt up flanges

and to top it all, local place says they different for inner and outer fitment, yet mine look identical?


RichardK - 4/5/11 at 10:05 PM

I used these, worked very well.SLIDE-A-BOOT MEDIUM STRETCH CV DRIVESHAFT GAITER KIT | eBay UK

Make sure you get a cone with the kit though!

Cheers

Rich

[Edited on 4/5/11 by RichardK]


Chippy - 4/5/11 at 10:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tony-devon

diff is 3.92 non LSD bolt up flanges

and to top it all, local place says they different for inner and outer fitment, yet mine look identical?


If it's bolt on then they don't have boots, so must be push in type, in which case they are the same in and out. If you look on ebay there is a company does the cone and pull on type, there blurb tells you which size you need, not that costly either. HTH Ray


tony-devon - 5/5/11 at 07:24 AM

? ok confused, the CV joints on my shafts bolt to the hub and diff with 6 (i think) splined bolts, but theres a CV boot from the body of that CV joint, to the shaft, otherwise all the grease will come out, and or crud go in?
its 3.92 ratio, non LSD and a 7.5" diff, not ideal due to weight etc, but was very cheap, local and the right ratio

this is what mine look like, but mine arent cosworth ones, mine originally were odd lengths, soon to be same length, but a lot shorter than stock LOL, think the guy I got mine from said the sierra was a late model, had twin cam engine?

ford sierra cosworth shaft x2 108 mm cv joints | eBay UK

maybe I shall just give mine a real good clean and a wipe over with some back to black, think it might be easier


Chippy - 5/5/11 at 10:27 PM

Hi Tony, ooooppss! my mistake mate, yes of course they have boots. The fitting of them is really simple as the UJ's are easily removable, they are just held on the shafts by circlips, so whip of the circlip slide of the UJ and renew the boots, pretty obvious but you only need to take one of and you can renew both boots. Hope that all makes some kind of sense. Sorry about the mix up, blame it on brain faid, Cheers Ray


tony-devon - 6/5/11 at 07:47 AM

LOL cheers, yeah changing them isnt an issue, they are all stripped for shortening and painting

its finding the right boots for my shafts that Im struggling with, found a few dealers on Ebay that list dimensions, so going to have a measure up and see if any are close.

local car shops etc all want to know the make model year etc

the kid in Halfrauds was so stroppy and insistent that I gave him the reg number, he came back 5 minutes later saying that there isnt such a thing as a Q reg LOL


Chippy - 6/5/11 at 03:18 PM

Hi Tony, have you tried your local Ford dealer, our local one is quite helpful especialy when I said it was in a Kit Car, (although I do know the original Reg number from my donor car, still got one of the number plates in the garage). Cheers Ray


mad-butcher - 6/5/11 at 05:49 PM

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