My van has one torn CV boot. I was wondering is it an easy procedure to SC>replace. Which is the best replacement part (original VW or other) for the SC>money to get? Does the tire have to be removed? What tools are needed? Is SC>it easy to do a whole set of 4 at the same time. Thank you for any info. SC>S R Chroszy "...God is in the Details." On this note I want to post a gripe about BusBoys, who sell OEM rubber boots for about $20 per and their super duper polymer boot for like $13 the kit. Well I usually get a polymer boot at local quality import place, he sells me boot alone for $7.50, I buy my own grease and personally like to use HD wire ties for the small clamp on Bus boots. Well I told BusBoys guy when I ordered I could get locally and he berated them claiming that theirs was the only quality polymer boot supplier. They wanted $9.50 without grease, so I ordered 4 for the parents '77 as I was ordering a gas tank filler elbow as well. Guess what, same boot local guy has for the $7.50, same manufacturer cast in (IHC?) and everything. Later I noticed Transform sells rubber ones for about $16. Personally I would go with the polymer ones, put a set on my old now sold '76 5 years back they look fine today. BTW I will also say this the SWEPCO lube Transform recs is much stickier gunky stuff than regular moly EP or even VW stuff. Dad ordered some for the '77 and I am impressed by its look, but price was like $10 the tube, still there is enough of an apparent difference that if I had a Syncro say, I would repack all 8 joints with that stuff only. It carries 2 NLGI ratings (off hand can't remember what) where standard moly EP only has one of the 2, though I note Valvoline synthetic moly grease also carries the same 2 ratings and is only $5/tube and specifically reccomended for CV's. Still I know Joel swears by the cheap stuff, and indeed that is what is in my '78 so take your pick. John vwbus@tcpbbs.com
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