[s-cars] CV Joint Boot Clamp Special Tool

[David Kase]

Excellent point!  I just "rented" a power steering pulley puller from 
Advance.  Put it on the cc and they credited it back when I returned the 
tool (I don't plan on changing a lot of Ford pickup p/s pulleys).

David Kase
Engineering Manager
PDQ Industries
www.pdqlocks.com



Tom Green wrote:

>The local FLAPS "rents" tools for free.  The AutoZone has a good
>selection that includes 250 lb-ft torque wrenches and boot clamp
>tools.  The clamp tool is cheaply made but is double-action to tightly
>clamp the boot and the deposit is only $10.  If you don't return the  
>tool
>they simply keep the deposit.  Just make sure the rental is a new  
>tool if
>you are going to keep it.
>
>Tom
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>>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:07:00 -0400
>>From: Mark Pollan <mark.pollan at verizonbusiness.com>
>>Subject: Re: [s-cars] CV Joint Boot Clamp Special Tool
>>To: 'S Cars' <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>Message-ID: <000d01c7873a$9f602640$31c520a6 at mcilink.com>
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>>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:
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>>>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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