Subject: Swing Axle boots. Why dont they fit properly?
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posted on June 30th, 2011 at 10:57 AM
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Originally
posted by Baja Wes
and when you put the clamps on the boots, make the screw join in the clamp line up with the join in the rubber. Then when you tighten the clamp
friction pulls the rubber in with it.
If you have the clamp join opposite the rubber join then friction holds the boot gap open, and tries to pinch and wrinkle the rubber on the opposite
side. make sense?
Yes this is an old post, but a good point above that I think I need to now follow.
Jacked my car up for first time after filling gearbox and oil seeped out of one of the axle boots (outer end), I will now go and try fitting the clamp
as Baja Wes has pointed out with the clamp joint on the boot joint.
Thanks, Kevin
P.S. Thought this may also be good to refresh for others that may be doing this.
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!
