RE: Split cv boots

["Smeins, Larry" <lsmeins@ball.com>]

I live in Colorado and it does get cold here but most of the miles on
the truck have been in warmer weather.  Its been a year and a half since
installing the split boot but I seem to remember cleaning the glued area
with a solvent before applying the glue.  I didn't drive it for a day or
more after gluing the boot together as well.  The glue was an instant
stick type but the instructions recommended waiting some time before
driving.  I also did the installation during warm summer weather.
Maybe I've just been lucky.

Larry



	>-----Original Message-----
	>From:	audistuff@juno.com [SMTP:audistuff@juno.com]
	>Sent:	Thursday, February 19, 1998 4:36 PM
	>To:	lsmeins@ball.com
	>Subject:	Re: Split cv boots

	>Just out of curiosity,

	>Where do you live?  I had problems with the plastic glued boots
splitting
	>in cold weather on a relatively low angle application.  Maybe
it doesn't
	>get
	>as cold where you are.


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as I
	>don't
	>keep up with the list very well.
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> 
> 
	>On Thu, 19 Feb 1998 12:58:19 -0700 "Smeins, Larry"
<lsmeins@ball.com>
> writes:
> >I put a split boot on my 4x4 pickup because of the extreme difficulty
> 
> >in
> >putting a non split on it.  This truck is lifted a bit so the cv
> joint
> >has a pretty steep angle which stresses the boot more than normal.  
> >The
> >boot has been on 10,000 miles and appears as good as new.  I think
> the
> >level of success with split boots is a function of how careful you
> are
> >in the installation.  You have to be extremely careful to keep grease
> >off of the glued seam.  I spent over an hour installing one boot. I
> >would never claim a split boot is as good as an original but they
> will
> >get you by for a reasonable amount of time if you are short on time
> or
> >funds.  For my truck I am willing to change the split boots at a rate
> 
> >of
> >4 splits to 1 original before going back to original.
> >
> >Larry
> >
> >>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:05:33 -0500 (EST)
> >>From: Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>
> >>Subject: Split cv boots
> >
> >>I noticed that my front pass. driveshaft has a torn outer boot (this
> >after
> >>I replaced it over the summer). I wanted to know if split cv boots 
> >are
> >any
> >>good and are they a permanent or temporary fix. I plan on replacing 
> >it,
> >>it's just time doesn't permit. I do grease it every couple of days.
> >I've
> >>done this in the past and never had a driveshaft click on me from 
> >boot
> >>failure. It's only borrowed time, though.
> >
> >
> 
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