Date:         Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:41:51 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
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Thanks!

        Got it and that should complete my needs for doing this job in the future.  Plan to do it after the last few summer trips if the used boot lasts that long. 

Eric Caron 
85 GL Auto Westfalia 


> On Aug 23, 2016, at 6:08 PM, T3 Technique <christopher@t3technique.com> wrote:
> 
> Here are the pliers on Amazon -
>  
> https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-J250G-9-Inch-Horseshoe-Washer/dp/B00209ETSS/ref=sr_1_18?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1471989895&sr=1-18&keywords=snap+ring+pliers <https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-J250G-9-Inch-Horseshoe-Washer/dp/B00209ETSS/ref=sr_1_18?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1471989895&sr=1-18&keywords=snap+ring+pliers>
>  
> The key to them is that the jaws open when the handles are squeezed (as opposed to closing/clamping) and they have serrated surfaces on the flat blades to grip the ring. 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 2:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
>  
> Hi Folks,
>  
>         I tried to use the info provided to find this tool and replacement rings or a ring assortment but kept coming up with hose clamps or others that didn’t sound right.
>  
> If someone has a link to the correct tool for this ring and or the rings I’d be grateful.
>  
> I’m gathering the items needed to do all four CV joints and want to be ready to make this work go as well as possible.  
>         I have the 4 Rockford boots from T3 and they certainly feel nicer then the new and torn one I removed.
>  
> dropping the rings is a real possibility and on my first attempt removing and replacing the ring with the wrong tool was difficult.
>  
> Thanks for any amazon or other link to this tool folks can help with. Not being familiar with the tool and no picture help means I almost purchased the wrong ones.  Luckily the product description gave me a hint.
>  
> Appreciatively.
>  
> Eric Caron 
> 85 GL Auto Westfalia 
>  
>  
> > On Aug 16, 2016, at 11:33 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA <mailto:albell@SHAW.CA>> wrote:
> > 
> > What I found in all of the cv joints I've done are clips with angled ends and no holes. It's actually surprising that a tool can spread them, but indeed the right tool does spread and hold.
> > 
> > Alistair
> > 
> >> On Aug 16, 2016, at 8:07 PM, Jeffrey Lee <jeffrey_lee_aqua@YAHOO.COM <mailto:jeffrey_lee_aqua@YAHOO.COM>> wrote:
> >> 
> >> Just did this same job, and a Craftsman Lock Ring Pliers worked like a charm:
> >> http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=19378156&KPID=15216375&pla=pla_15216375 <http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=19378156&KPID=15216375&pla=pla_15216375>
> >> 
> >> Note that if your CVs were previously replaced with aftermarket joints,
> >> there's a chance they instead use standard snap rings, which will require
> >> the pliers with the pair of pins to engage the small holes.
> >> 
> >> Jeffrey Lee
> >> www.CampWestfalia.com <http://www.campwestfalia.com/>