My 1975 Mercedes 240D diesel car had a leather diaphragm in the injection pump. Thought that was pretty neat/archaic. A new one made the car run better too. Cows-for-car parts.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Bawden" <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:57 AM Subject: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
> Leather may be a good solution - - I've seen leather seals used for a lot > of > applications involving petroleum products. Rear wheel seals on my '68 > International were leather, and all of those air-over-hydraulic lifts they > used to have in the service station bays all used leather seals, usually > they lasted over twenty years before they got replaced. > > I'll be checking on those Race Ready boots to see if the size comes close! > > Gary > > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:54:31 -0400 >> From: Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET> >> Subject: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts >> >> leather is a no go. petroleum products rot it. >> the answer is obvious get OEM ones, not ones from our great trading >> partner >> from across the sea. >> I am still running all 4 originals I never have had a original split >> without gross failure of the cv joint. >> I wonder if failures are connected to the use of over-sized tires that >> the >> VW engineers were too stupid to put on? don't reinvent the wheel >> here.<G> >> mike >> >> |
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