[s-cars] CV Joint Boot Clamp Special Tool

[Mark Pollan]

I'm all sorted out now and do have the real deal pliers.  It appears however
I need to go back to English class."spring" should have been "sprung".  The
only issue with the nibblers was that the "ear" did not get flattened as
with the oettiker(sp?) clamp pliers.

 

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: David Kase [mailto:davekase at pdqlocks.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:38 AM
To: Mark Pollan
Cc: 'S Cars'
Subject: Re: [s-cars] CV Joint Boot Clamp Special Tool

 

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  <mailto:tr0910 at gmail.com> <tr0910 at gmail.com> wrote:
 
  

Andy on AudiWorld  <http://www.audiworld.com/tech/misc27a.shtml>
<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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