RazMan
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| posted on 22/8/07 at 03:54 PM |
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CV Boots keep splitting
The inner CV joints (tripodes) on my V6 are running at a small angle and it seems that when road speeds get 'enthusiastic' the CV boot
starts to wobble and very quickly splits, letting all the grease out into my engine bay 
Does anyone know of a more rigid type of boot which will not go out of shape so quickly?
[Edited on 22-8-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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nludkin
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| posted on 22/8/07 at 03:58 PM |
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I can't remember which book I read it in, but a trick of the racing types is to put a cable tie around the center of the boot to stop it
expanding and wobbling at speed. This might help you out?
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mcerd1
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| posted on 22/8/07 at 04:10 PM |
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GKN do 'fast boots'
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/GKN-CV-JOINTS-CV-Joints/c295_296/index.html
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RazMan
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| posted on 22/8/07 at 06:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
GKN do 'fast boots'
Now that's what I was thinking about ..... except they are for the outer CV joints (lobros) but I might use them anyway (while I've got
them stripped) for peace of mind. Ta for the link 
[Edited on 22-8-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
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RazMan
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| posted on 22/8/07 at 06:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nludkin
I can't remember which book I read it in, but a trick of the racing types is to put a cable tie around the center of the boot to stop it
expanding and wobbling at speed. This might help you out?
I seem to recall something like that too. That might be a last resort (simple though) if I dont find anything suitable
[Edited on 22-8-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
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Russ-Turner
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| posted on 22/8/07 at 10:00 PM |
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We run something similar on our Formula Ford two litres to the piccy shown above (except we run cv's at both ends.) I hadn't had much to
do with them until the other day when I stripped and reassembled both driveshafts. An old boy that has worked on then for years told me to push the
small diameter end of the boot (the bit in contact with the driveshaft) in towards the joint to stop the boot twisting. (we don't run oetiker
clips or cable ties on any of our boots on the Formula Fords either) Might be worth a try as we never have any problems with ours. I'd never
seen the above done before until this old bolty pointed it out to me.
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RazMan
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| posted on 22/8/07 at 10:33 PM |
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Aha now that makes some sense - it should encourage the concertina sections to keep a little closer and making the whole boot more rigid.
Russ, when you say that you don't use any clips or ties, how do you keep the boot in place on the driveshaft and tripode bell?
Cheers,
Raz
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britishtrident
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| posted on 23/8/07 at 07:29 AM |
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Too much grease ?
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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RazMan
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| posted on 23/8/07 at 08:16 PM |
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Did think about that - I used the sachet of grease that came with the boot kit so I doubt they are overloaded. I will make sure when I get time to
replace the boot - it seems to only leak above 120mph (on a private track of course)
I would imagine it would be ok to whip off the old boot with the excess grease and just pop on a new boot without adding any extra grease - any more
grease than can fit inside the tripode bell is useless anyway right?
[Edited on 23-8-07 by RazMan]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 02:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
Did think about that - I used the sachet of grease that came with the boot kit so I doubt they are overloaded. I will make sure when I get time to
replace the boot - it seems to only leak above 120mph (on a private track of course)
You have a Duratec V6 engine and transmission don't you? The ST200 and ST220 must be capable of more than 120mph, how did Ford manage on
that?
Have you been using genuine boots are aftermarket cheapies?
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RazMan
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| posted on 31/8/07 at 03:51 PM |
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Sorted!
Mike, you are spot on I have been using aftermarket boots so this time I went to my local Ford dealer and ordered genuine parts. They are more like
the 'fast boots' pictured above and are really stiff compared to the concertina style aftermarket ones which are very floppy.
There's a moral there somewhere .... 
I decided to get the 'fast boots' for the outer joints too (might as well while its all stripped down) £65 for all the boots  Ah well,
its only money
[Edited on 31-8-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
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RazMan
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| posted on 4/9/07 at 10:41 AM |
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Here is a pic of the quality boots - far superior to the aftermarket jobbies.
Tridod boot is front left and Lobro boot is front right.
[Edited on 4-9-07 by RazMan]
 
Rescued attachment Driveshaft Boots.jpg
Cheers,
Raz
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