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Re: 4000KQ CV Boot & TQC
On Wed, 3 May 1995, Arun Rao wrote:
> The last boot I had on my '85 5KT (right front in my case also)
> ripped within five months of installation by a local Big-O
The right (passenger) side boot would be more condusive to failure than
the left due to the exhaust heat on that side. The turbo cars would have
to be more likely to fail due to the increased heat of the turbo application.
On my humble 4-cyl 4000S, the exhaust pipe runs pretty close to the pass.
side c.v. joint.
My thoughts,
Robert Phillips
The University of Akron Sociology Department-------Akron, Ohio
1987 Audi 4000S, 1.8L 4-cyl, FWD----------SOLO II H-Stock