[s-cars] CV Joint Boot Clamp Special Tool

[David Kase]

So...you have tile nibblers but not a CV boot clamp tool?  Where are 
your priorities???

Seriously, that is one tool that would work rather well in place fo the 
real thing.

David Kase
Engineering Manager
PDQ Industries
717-656-4281
717-656-8749 (f)
www.pdqlocks.com



Mark Pollan wrote:

>Before I spring for the real deal pliers I used tile nibblers.  Worked
>rather well.
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Theodore Chen
>Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:17 PM
>To: tr0910; S Cars
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] CV Joint Boot Clamp Special Tool
>
>
>--- tr0910 <tr0910 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Andy on AudiWorld <http://www.audiworld.com/tech/misc27a.shtml> suggests:
>>
>>15. Clamp the boot, using the special tool. If you don't have one of these
>>in your garage--be creative.
>>
>>I don't have a special tool, and I guess I am not very creative.  It looks
>>like the clamps need a lot of compression.
>>
>>What did you use??
>>    
>>
>
>i would get the oettiker clamp pliers.  they aren't very expensive at
>your local auto parts store.
>
>however, you can do the job with dull diagonal cutters.  i have a pair
>of cheap diagonal cutters with the cutting surfaces dulled by a file.
>i use it to access oettiker clamps that can't be reached with the
>oettiker clamp pliers i have (they require a lot of room in the plane
>of the clamp).
>
>-teddy
>
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