Matt; Make sure the new boots are stretched out to the ridges on the axles. On the first couple I did I thought that seemed like a lot of tension on the rubber so I left them more relaxed. What happens is the bellows will then rub on each other and create heat. This leads to premature failure. TMSAISWI. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe On Sun, 21 Nov 1999 17:57:04 -0500 Matt Greenwell <matt-greenwell@UTC.EDU> writes: >a strange popping/knocking form the rear passenger wheel. i fear the >worst...having just replaced all four cv joints and boots,.... i see that >the outer cv boot is in tatters!.... is there a source for good quality boots out >there?.... ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. |
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