Hmm, last time my CV boots got replaced the shop used some of those quick tie plastic things. I always used the hose clamps in that size. I wouldn't trust recrimping the old clamps. On Jul 28, 2004, at 7:03 PM, MilosKitchen wrote: > Hi Folks, > I asked Bus Depot about this, but sales was not sure, too late for tech > assist. I am replacing the CV boots on all the axles of my '87 Syncro. > The > replacement inner front boot/hardware kits arrived with proper longer > bolts, > but the replacement boots came without the attached metal bolting > flange on > the big end. Looks like I would need to cut the old boot off the old > flange, > spread open the old crimp and crimp the new boot in. Anyone else done > this? > The rear boots come with the flanges attached and coincidentally seem > to fit > the front joints as well. Last time I did this on my old Syncro, I > replaced > the whole joint so the boot assembly was not an issue. > Thanks, > Dave Milo |
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