Winston Todge
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 05:39 PM |
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Sierra CV Boots?
Just getting to the point where I'm putting the rear end together. My donor's drive shafts are a little dirty (whose aren't!?) and
the boots look fairly perished.
The question is is it worth replacing the whole CV joint or do most people cut the boot off and replace it and leave it at that?
Is there any easy way to check play in the CV whilst the driveshaft is not on the car?
Plus is it best to goto Ford for boots or are there any cheap good quality suppliers?
Any help'd be much appreciated!
Chris.
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darrens
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 06:01 PM |
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I got my replacement boots from local motor factors at £12 each, messy work changing them but job done for awhile now
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JB
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 06:09 PM |
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Checking CV Play
To check for play, hold the drive shaft (soft jaws in the vice) then hold onto the outer of the cv and twist it back and forth. Any play will be
apparent, however it could be on the splines of the shaft.
My cv`s had quite a bit of play on the splines so I ended up using Locite 638 to bond them on. I will worry about getting them off when I need to.
I also made my cv`s easy plunge. So basically they are very loose in and out but no radial play. I used a emry ball for this and polished out the
outer & inner.
John
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dern
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| posted on 4/4/06 at 07:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JB
To check for play, hold the drive shaft (soft jaws in the vice) then hold onto the outer of the cv and twist it back and forth. Any play will be
apparent, however it could be on the splines of the shaft.
If the shafts have been sat around for ages and the grease looks like it's
contaminates or starting to go solid you'll want to clean out the old grease before you test for play because you won't get good
results.
Personally I'd strip it all down, wash out the bearings, see if there's any play and if there is replace otherwise rebuild with fresh
grease, new boots and clips.
I overhauled the driveshafts on my westfield this weekend because I had loads of play which you could feel by hand. The CVs are standard sierra XR4x4s
and cost me 20 quid per joint and 7 quid per boot all plus vat from a local factors. I'll do the same for the sierra driveshafts for the locost
because they've been sat around for ages.
Mark
[Edited on 4/4/06 by dern]
R1 (2003 FI) powered Locost in progress
Fireblade/Impreza
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 5/4/06 at 04:00 PM |
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Ta for that guys!
They've only been sat around for a few months since pulling them off the donor and that was used right up until I began stripping it.
Can't seem to feel any play at all in the joints so will probbaly just replace the boots and leave it at that.
Does anyone know of a cheap place to get CV boots from?
Ta,
Chris.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 5/4/06 at 04:24 PM |
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just your usual local "trade" motor factor, between £5 and £8 plus vat each is the going rate for the boots, complete joint kits including
joint, grease, boot and clips etc is £20 plus the dreaded normally
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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dern
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| posted on 8/4/06 at 11:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NS Devcomplete joint kits including joint, grease, boot and clips etc is £20 plus the dreaded normally
I've not been able to get anywhere near that for the kit but that's the price I've been quoted just for the joint so
you're doing well there.
As an aside I just popped into my local factors and as an alternative to joints and boots and so on they can supply me with a complete built up drive
shaft on an exchange basis for 50 quid so I'm going with that for the locost.
Regards,
Mark
R1 (2003 FI) powered Locost in progress
Fireblade/Impreza
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NS Dev
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| posted on 8/4/06 at 06:22 PM |
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Well in a bizarre chain of events my local factor just tried to charge me £17!!!!!!!!!! for a sierra boot kit!!!!!!!!
The same factor that only wanted £20 for the complete joint kits including boots!!! I did laugh, then told them that if that meant that they could
sell me the CV joints alone for £3 then I'd buy all they can get!!!!
I didn't pay the £17 needless to say!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 10/4/06 at 06:04 AM |
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I was thinking that a complete drive shaft exchange might be the easiest (cost effective?) way to get my drive shafts upto scratch.
So the £17 is for just a single boot kit Dev?? That does sound steep!
Chris.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 10/4/06 at 07:45 AM |
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Yep, bit it quickly became £8 after some "negotiation" (me laughing and chucking the kit back over the counter!)
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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