I'm struggling to work out how to take the pet case of to reduce the diameter allowing me to put a replacement boot on.
I can't see any circlips unless it's buried in the remaining grease.
The universal boots look shite, especially the split ones.
HELP!!
Drive shaft origin might help?
?
Split boots are suited though. Stretch ones are OK but you need a fittingcone and lots of silicone spray or borrow a boot stretcher.
If it's a Sierra driveshaft these might help. I rebuilt mine with OEM ovehaul kits.
Fiddly bit was holding it together whilst peening the new metal boot closed. I did inner and outer boots on both sides. Once done and fitted they
never leaked or gave any issue. Like you I'm not a fan of stretchy boots and certainly no split boots.
I got the OEM overhail kits from my local Ford main dealer's parts counter. Mega helpful guy working there at the time, with a real interest in
kit cars.
The boot kits are no longer available from Ford last time I asked (when I used my last spare one). If you cant find old stock somewhere, you'll have to very carefully un-pein the can and reuse it.
See this is what it looks like to me, the outer shell is peened on.
What a bitch.
I'll see if I can stretch a universal boot over I think. It hurts me to say that though
Might be your best bet if you can't find any new old stock overhaul kits. Un peining and re peining will be a nightmare and I'd not fancy the chance of high reliability afterwards either. The metal of the can isn't very forgiving.
Use a stretch boot kit, basically a large cone you pull a special boot over the joint (don't try it with an normal boot). I won't say
it's a doddle as I still struggled to stretch the boot that much especially as there is grease everywhere but it does work, I heated the boot up
first in boiling water to soften it.
Don't let your neighbors see you as it all looks very kinky! 
[Edited on 2/10/23 by Mr Whippy]
I bought the last boots from my local ford years ago and i'm certainly not selling them. They are rocking horse poo.
Their is a similar component on another car that fits but its a slightly larger OD. I do keep trying to find it but never succeed. I think its VW.
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Use a stretch boot kit, basically a large cone you pull a special boot over the joint (don't try it with an normal boot). I won't say it's a doddle as I still struggled to stretch the boot that much especially as there is grease everywhere but it does work, I heated the boot up first in boiling water to soften it.
Don't let your neighbors see you as it all looks very kinky!
[Edited on 2/10/23 by Mr Whippy]
Should add, when I say I got the OEM overhaul kits from my local Ford main dealer's parts counter, that was nearly 20 ago!
The Ford main dealer is long since gone - a Wickes builders merchant now.