Heard some noises...took some photos
they are still good until all the bearings and **** fall out! 
Originally Posted by Dubbya
Have fun with the Rac & Pinnion boots. I did mine not too long ago. It takes about a hour a side. Passenger side being the biggest PITA.
Dubbya...good advice...
DA-Max/Iron S.---thanks for the advice post ******....and don't worry...I'ma drive that bish till this weekend...gonna end up doing a whole bunch of work on the car...ie...what you see there...changing tranny fluid....doing front strut mounts and bearings....wanna come help?...
DA-Max/Iron S.---thanks for the advice post ******....and don't worry...I'ma drive that bish till this weekend...gonna end up doing a whole bunch of work on the car...ie...what you see there...changing tranny fluid....doing front strut mounts and bearings....wanna come help?...
heck, i drove on my first set of axles until all of the boot was gone and no grease left, just dirt, rocks, and bugs in the joints, and still no noise. eventually i got new ones.
and +1 on the zip tie idea.
and +1 on the zip tie idea.
Originally Posted by nupe500
Dubbya...good advice...
DA-Max/Iron S.---thanks for the advice post ******....and don't worry...I'ma drive that bish till this weekend...gonna end up doing a whole bunch of work on the car...ie...what you see there...changing tranny fluid....doing front strut mounts and bearings....wanna come help?...
DA-Max/Iron S.---thanks for the advice post ******....and don't worry...I'ma drive that bish till this weekend...gonna end up doing a whole bunch of work on the car...ie...what you see there...changing tranny fluid....doing front strut mounts and bearings....wanna come help?...
Imagine these are the end holes of the boot
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The larger of the two goes towards the inside to fit on the steering rac set up. The boot is a hella tight fit. I found it much easier to turn the larger end inside out, push it on to the steering rac and then flip it right side out around the steering rac. After that slowly pull the boot back to its proper seating place. I hope that make sense.
Something like that here...
Yeah I have and had some problems with my passenger side one. It's just leaking the grease out everytime I drive, not from the boot, but from them clamp. The boot itself is good but the clamp that holds it just doesn't hold it tight enough I guess. I've replaced the clamp like 3 times and still is leaks the grease. I don't know those universal clamps just suck guys, I need the actual OEM one which is almost $8 from the stealer just for one boot clamp. 
I had broken ring on the axile not a long ago, that's when my axle came off the bearing that holds it. I don't know how that happened, but I think my boot did that and it's all cause of those clamps.
Anyone know a good place where I can buy an actual OEM clamp not something like this...
http://www.prostreetonline.com/oem/q...tion=000801897
It says it's an OEM one, but it's realy not. I tried that one and it's a horrible design, can't even tight it hard enough.
I had broken ring on the axile not a long ago, that's when my axle came off the bearing that holds it. I don't know how that happened, but I think my boot did that and it's all cause of those clamps.Anyone know a good place where I can buy an actual OEM clamp not something like this...
http://www.prostreetonline.com/oem/q...tion=000801897
It says it's an OEM one, but it's realy not. I tried that one and it's a horrible design, can't even tight it hard enough.
Originally Posted by Dubbya
They are a pain. Toss the little metal twist ties they give you right in the garbage. Use a zip tie instead, you will save a huge headache.
Originally Posted by shurik
Yeah I have and had some problems with my passenger side one. It's just leaking the grease out everytime I drive, not from the boot, but from them clamp. The boot itself is good but the clamp that holds it just doesn't hold it tight enough I guess. I've replaced the clamp like 3 times and still is leaks the grease. I don't know those universal clamps just suck guys, I need the actual OEM one which is almost $8 from the stealer just for one boot clamp. I had broken ring on the axile not a long ago, that's when my axle came off the bearing that holds it. I don't know how that happened, but I think my boot did that and it's all cause of those clamps.
Anyone know a good place where I can buy an actual OEM clamp not something like this...
http://www.prostreetonline.com/oem/q...tion=000801897
It says it's an OEM one, but it's realy not. I tried that one and it's a horrible design, can't even tight it hard enough.
I had broken ring on the axile not a long ago, that's when my axle came off the bearing that holds it. I don't know how that happened, but I think my boot did that and it's all cause of those clamps.Anyone know a good place where I can buy an actual OEM clamp not something like this...
http://www.prostreetonline.com/oem/q...tion=000801897
It says it's an OEM one, but it's realy not. I tried that one and it's a horrible design, can't even tight it hard enough.
, that will make life easy!
The outer front boot + clamp.
Originally Posted by gtr_rider
Are you talking about the Steering rack or CV Joint?
Originally Posted by gtr_rider
I've got to do mine also
nick has a great write up for replacing them, he used the zip tie technique also.
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shurik,
Check with Advance Auto for their CV boot kit, and look at the clamps that come with it. I've used their CV boot kit and clamps 2+ years ago with no problems. They may be able to sell you just the clamps if you can find out the right size (or they can look it up). You'll need a special pair of crimpers to draw the clamp tight and crimp the raised nub together to keep it tight. They sell the crimpers (plier things) on their tool aisle for about $5. May be worth it if you have multiple ones to do. I can send you a pic of my clamps (installed) and the crimpers if you need to see what type I'm talking about. Just PM me your email if needed.
Hope this helps.
Dave
Check with Advance Auto for their CV boot kit, and look at the clamps that come with it. I've used their CV boot kit and clamps 2+ years ago with no problems. They may be able to sell you just the clamps if you can find out the right size (or they can look it up). You'll need a special pair of crimpers to draw the clamp tight and crimp the raised nub together to keep it tight. They sell the crimpers (plier things) on their tool aisle for about $5. May be worth it if you have multiple ones to do. I can send you a pic of my clamps (installed) and the crimpers if you need to see what type I'm talking about. Just PM me your email if needed.
Hope this helps.
Dave
Originally Posted by Tim96I30t
I can see why you heard some noise, holy crap thats bad, when was the last time you looked under your car! Prevenative maintence is key, and alot cheaper, good luck on that one.
Ok...not to be a smart *** or anything...but how exactly do you prevent boots from cracking?
BTW...I'm under my car at least once a week....don't ask...but i was there the week before and no issues....clearly not something that preventative maintenance could have done anything about.....
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Originally Posted by nupe500
Dubbya...good advice...
DA-Max/Iron S.---thanks for the advice post ******....and don't worry...I'ma drive that bish till this weekend...gonna end up doing a whole bunch of work on the car...ie...what you see there...changing tranny fluid....doing front strut mounts and bearings....wanna come help?...
DA-Max/Iron S.---thanks for the advice post ******....and don't worry...I'ma drive that bish till this weekend...gonna end up doing a whole bunch of work on the car...ie...what you see there...changing tranny fluid....doing front strut mounts and bearings....wanna come help?...
Yo my Max is making a lot of noise on the passenger side. When I turn it goes pop pop pa pop pop...... Will anything fall of this piece and do it need to be fixed ASAP
Originally Posted by camron21
Yo my Max is making a lot of noise on the passenger side. When I turn it goes pop pop pa pop pop...... Will anything fall of this piece and do it need to be fixed ASAP
Um....what do you think?...of course it needs to be fixed ASAP. No one can give you a finite time for which the axle or your particular issue can go without it being fixed.
On another note....my parts are in...time to go to work tomorrow.
Originally Posted by MDeezy
Seems like I get to joing the club of broken rack and pinion boots. Mine are broken on both sides. I unfortunately gotta ride it out till money is present to replace them.
nick has a great write up for replacing them, he used the zip tie technique also.
nick has a great write up for replacing them, he used the zip tie technique also.
Originally Posted by RockfordMax
...some of us have worked on our cars before....
Originally Posted by Dave Holmes
shurik,
Check with Advance Auto for their CV boot kit, and look at the clamps that come with it. I've used their CV boot kit and clamps 2+ years ago with no problems. They may be able to sell you just the clamps if you can find out the right size (or they can look it up). You'll need a special pair of crimpers to draw the clamp tight and crimp the raised nub together to keep it tight. They sell the crimpers (plier things) on their tool aisle for about $5. May be worth it if you have multiple ones to do. I can send you a pic of my clamps (installed) and the crimpers if you need to see what type I'm talking about. Just PM me your email if needed.
Hope this helps.
Dave
Check with Advance Auto for their CV boot kit, and look at the clamps that come with it. I've used their CV boot kit and clamps 2+ years ago with no problems. They may be able to sell you just the clamps if you can find out the right size (or they can look it up). You'll need a special pair of crimpers to draw the clamp tight and crimp the raised nub together to keep it tight. They sell the crimpers (plier things) on their tool aisle for about $5. May be worth it if you have multiple ones to do. I can send you a pic of my clamps (installed) and the crimpers if you need to see what type I'm talking about. Just PM me your email if needed.
Hope this helps.
Dave
Originally Posted by Dave Holmes
shurik,
Check with Advance Auto for their CV boot kit, and look at the clamps that come with it. I've used their CV boot kit and clamps 2+ years ago with no problems. They may be able to sell you just the clamps if you can find out the right size (or they can look it up). You'll need a special pair of crimpers to draw the clamp tight and crimp the raised nub together to keep it tight. They sell the crimpers (plier things) on their tool aisle for about $5. May be worth it if you have multiple ones to do. I can send you a pic of my clamps (installed) and the crimpers if you need to see what type I'm talking about. Just PM me your email if needed.
Hope this helps.
Dave
Check with Advance Auto for their CV boot kit, and look at the clamps that come with it. I've used their CV boot kit and clamps 2+ years ago with no problems. They may be able to sell you just the clamps if you can find out the right size (or they can look it up). You'll need a special pair of crimpers to draw the clamp tight and crimp the raised nub together to keep it tight. They sell the crimpers (plier things) on their tool aisle for about $5. May be worth it if you have multiple ones to do. I can send you a pic of my clamps (installed) and the crimpers if you need to see what type I'm talking about. Just PM me your email if needed.
Hope this helps.
Dave
Done....pics to come soon...everything went well...from the strut mounts and strut bearings to the new tie rod boot as well as axle change and tranny drain and refill (Amsoil)...going to test drive.
Nice to hear that.
Originally Posted by nupe500
Done....pics to come soon...everything went well...from the strut mounts and strut bearings to the new tie rod boot as well as axle change and tranny drain and refill (Amsoil)...going to test drive.
BTW Dave thanks a lot for the pic you sent me.
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