Date:         Sun, 15 Aug 2021 22:30:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV joint boots
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Hi Dennis,

Do you have a source or two for this boot that I might be able to have shipped quickly for a reasonable rate?

I’ve done this job once before and want to do it with Art’s support and he has an opening at the end of the week.

I found locally a friend with a ket but it is of uncertain quality.
Shipping from usual venders is likely to be too slow and if fast unreasonably expensive.

I’m planning to be sure to keep a spare or two around in the future.


Eric 


> On Aug 15, 2021, at 10:02 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> CV joint boots are like so many other parts these days. The quality just is not there and often critical design details are missed. For the Rockford boots many of us recently started using it think the main problem is that they are too stiff or beefy for our application. This companies products are often used by the front axle-reman drive shaft industry. There are different designs for the 100mm 6 bolt flange. Most often I see these on the inners of front drive vehicles where they operate mostly in a straight line For FWD the other really need to articulate just like on a Syncro. For now I'll be going back to the REIN BKN0004R.
> 
> As for carrying a spare drive axle, for automatics keep in mind the left and right axles are different lengths. For all the single points of failure that leave you on the roadside the CV joints are amongst the last part I would carry. Many Vanagons are still running on the originals.
> 
> Dennis