axle boots

baghall Ben Hal Outlaw Bushranger

1,021 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 8 May 2010, 7:11 pm

#777414

Gidday
Anyone got any tips for replacing axle boots as i have one that is split but am having a dogs time getting it off. Also the axle tube (transaxle) seems to be sitting on the rear horn the engine mounts to. Am I right in assuming that this should not be the case anddoes anyone know how I might fix that as well.
Thanks.
🥲
Ps. Have finally lifted the rear of the baja and it should sit a lot higher as it was graggin it's arse at lower than stock.
Joel if you read this you How to on lowering was a great help for raising as well. Thanks!😎

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1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 8 May 2010, 7:18 pm

#777419

Jack the axle near the shock mount rather than the side central jack point. That way the axle is pushed up away from the horn UNLESS you have it normally sitting with too much positive camber. If so, you may have to put a chain around the axle to top shock mount before jacking.

DH

baghall Ben Hal Outlaw Bushranger

1,021 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 8 May 2010, 10:10 pm

#777444

1500S wrote:Jack the axle near the shock mount rather than the side central jack point. That way the axle is pushed up away from the horn UNLESS you have it normally sitting with too much positive camber. If so, you may have to put a chain around the axle to top shock mount before jacking.

DH

Thanks I forgot about that as I did it for retensioning the Spring plate🤓. Any way it worked after I had a mate push down on the jack as well because when I jack it it started to lift the rear of the jack. Maybe I have too much lift now. Any way thanks DH.

68 Baja - It's a growing pain!
58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
89 T3 Kombi - parts car

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 May 2010, 5:47 pm

#777540

yep just replaced mine today on the swing axle Bug

as per above raise the car to get under then jack the axle to level so u can fit the new boot n clamps

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