Date:         Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:56:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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They sure must have had and used very good rubber in Germany in the 80's ...
since the original CV boots and many of the cooling system hoses last
nearly forever.

I have lots of original boots ....that's what I use bring a project van
back to health again.
Sure is nice when things last, not only like they should ...but even
better than that !




On 4/22/2013 7:42 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
> I've never, in about 700K miles (several vans), had a boot fail. All have been OEM.
>
> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>
> On Apr 22, 2013, at 6:31 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> Find used OEM boots, or buy from the VW dealer, they never seem to wear out.
>> Mine are fine after 27 years and 140k, and the ones on my previous '84 were
>> fine after 250k when I sold it in 2006.  Aftermarket stuff is junk.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Jim Felder
>> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 3:43 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: 9-month life on new CV boots
>>
>> All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my
>> boots today, 9 months after putting four new ones on the car.
>>
>> One has a gaping hole.
>>
>> This is ridiculous that unacceptable that in 2013 someone can't even make a
>> CV joint boot that will hold up for a year.
>>
>> Well, maybe somebody can, but who is it? Tell me and I will start buying
>> from them.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim