Date:         Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:35:42 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: "Just the boots, please" !!??
Comments: To: Peter <printstud@T-THREE.COM>
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No, ball joints and boots are manufactured as a unit.  Besides, the
major cost is in labor for removing and replacing the joint and aligning
the car afterwards.  No point in doing all this just to replace the boot
even if they did exist.

If your boot is torn pack as much of the heaviest waterproof grease you
can find (boat trailer bearing grease is good) around the ball and drive
until you wear it out.  Start saving your pennies now and you will have
enough dough to fix it, it should hold together for awhile depending on
how much off-roading you do.

I have had tears in mine now for about five years, but I don't off-road.

Peter wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if just the boots can be purchased for the upper ball
> joints (for the Syncro) without having to buy the entire ball joints??
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Peter
> '87 Syncro 84K
> Honda CBR 600  23K
> Reply to:  printstud@bigfoot.com

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Stuart MacMillan
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