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• Re: Ripped CV Boots
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 02:00:46 -0600
  It's been my expeerience that the aftermarket CV boots don't last nearly as lonhg as the original equipment from VW. Surely some...
• Re: CV boot guards and Stone Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 08:16:49 -0700
  ...a cut boot allows dirt, sand, etc. into the joint. If you find a cut boot soon enough the CV joint will not be...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:16:43 -0700
  ref: "Also if my boots arent torn should I reuse them?" � All torn CV boots should be replaced.� The leading cause of premature CV...
• CV Boot
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 May 2001 07:15:23 -0500
  I'm getting ready to perform a routine CV inspection and I'll be replacing the boots when I clean and relube the CVs...
• CV boot quality
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:06:43 -0800
  I am replacing the worn CV joints on my 82 air cooled Westy. The boots seem to be in pretty good shape, but they...
• Re: CV boot guards and Stone Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:55:06 -1000
  ...a cut boot allows dirt, sand, etc. into the joint. If you find a cut boot soon enough the CV joint will not be...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:19:50 -0700
  I confess that I have had a split inner CV joint boot on my Mercedes car for the last 24 years.. and I just...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:06:38 -0700
  Not sure if they make a leather boot for type 4 CV joints, but they do make a leather "quick fix" boot: http://www...
• Re: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:49:18 -0600
  ...I'm going to re-use my existing CV boots assuming they all pass inspection... and get a spare Rockford boot to take on...
• Re: CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:39:24 -0600
  ...CV boots >My mecanics told me that CV boots for a Vanagon 85, are a special model >(about 37$ CDN each). On the catalog...
• Re: CV boots does anyone make quality boots these days ? maybe it is not the boot
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:58:11 -0400
  ...Therefore, the fact that a particular brand of CV boot, one that is used with good results by many people, fails doesn't necessarily...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:50:28 -0700
  Must be why I just keep good CV joint boots in service. They don't make 'em like they used to apparently. Though I...
• Re: CV Boot
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 11 May 2001 12:30:27 -0500
  ...CV Boot > I'm getting ready to perform a routine CV inspection and I'll be > replacing the boots when I clean and relube...
• CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:26:37 -0600
  ...I'm getting some parts and the supplier has indicated they sell the Rockford USA CV boots. Is it advisable to replace the boots...
• need CV boot bolt spacers
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 22:09:08 -0600
  I just checked up under my Westie and noticed the "highly qualified mecanics" who replaced my CV boots neglected to replace the spacers that...
• Re: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:42:13 +0000
  ...I'm going to re-use my existing CV > boots assuming they all pass inspection... and get a spare Rockford > boot to take on...
• Re: New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 18:42:08 -0500
  ...If one has boots that DON'T use clamps on >>their CV Joints, can boots WITH clamps be substituted? >> > >Nope. This type of boot...
• FW: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:22:50 -0400
  ...CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots? Hi, I am going to clean and lube the CV joints on my 2wd...
• Re: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:14:02 -0700
  ...CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots? > > Hi, > > I am going to clean and lube the CV joints on my 2wd...
• What to do with torn CV boot
  Historical mailing list - Glommen, Jon
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:14:24 -0800
  Hello all, I have an '86 Vanagon with a torn CV joint boot --the outer. I've never worked on CV joints before and...
• Re: Is Lobro a good make for CV joint?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 08:41:33 PDT
  > I can get a so called Lobro (umlaut over the first o) CV joint kit > (includes boot, grease, clips etc) for GB#41.12...
• CV boot material 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 10:32:35 -0500
  ...I installed German Meisterstatz (sp?) CV boots about 1 yr ago and they have torn at the metal collar. Wondering if there is a...
• Ripped CV Boots
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 22:08:38 -0400
  Anyone have any problems with new CV boots ripping? I went ahead and had my CV joints repacked and boots replaced while my trusted...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:34:02 -0400
  > I noted that my front CV boots were shot so I bought boots > (expedited shipping) from Bus Depot and took them to my > normal...
• New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:34:50 -0500
  ...If one has boots that DON'T use clamps on their CV Joints, can boots WITH clamps be substituted? Also: ARE there CV boot...
• CV boots does anyone make quality boots these days ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:15:00 -0700
  ...boot is made from a special plastic polmer http://www.rockfordcv.com/Bootkit_list_prices.htm#BK814-21 anybody using these cv boots have...
• Re: Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:44:54 -0700
  About 60k miles since I replaced cv boots, at the same time as cv joints. Of course, on some other non VW vehicles I...
• Re: CV boots does anyone make quality boots these days ? maybe it is not the boot
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:23:48 -0700
  ...I recall reading of proper boot installation prior to doing my own CV's. Can't recall exactly where Could have been here: http...
• Re: CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 03:04:41 -0500
  ...Yes, replacing a boot will always prolong the life of a CV. Regreasing them at the same time is normally done. the grease comes...
• Re: CV boot seperated
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:34:12 -0400
  "This would be a good time to grease all your CV's" Exactly what I was doing when I discovered the loose boot! Carmadillo...
• CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:10:23 -0500
  My mecanics told me that CV boots for a Vanagon 85, are a special model (about 37$ CDN each). On the catalog of Bus...
• Re: What to do with torn CV boot
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:19:37 -0800
  ...What to do with torn CV boot > Hello all, > > I have an '86 Vanagon with a torn CV joint boot --the outer. I've...
• 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:42:57 -0500
  All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my boots today, 9 months after putting four new...
• Re: New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:34:51 -0400
  ...If one has boots that DON'T use clamps on their CV Joints, can boots WITH clamps be substituted? Also: ARE there CV boot...
• Re: CV boots does anyone make quality boots these days ?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:48:39 -0700
  OK, time for a "shameless plug". "Ole Putt" been the "guinea pig" for almost 4 years and over 16K miles for the CV Boots...
• Re: Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 19:56:02 +0000
  Understand.  On my 2004 Toyota Highlander, with 138 K Miles, all is good, solid.  I can't figure out either why Vanagon CV boots...
• Re: What to do with torn CV boot
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 21:57:18 -0500
  ...What to do with torn CV boot > Hello all, > > I have an '86 Vanagon with a torn CV joint boot --the outer. I've...
• Re: CV boot guards and Stone Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 17:06:53 -0400
  > the CV boot protectors are about $70 each... seems > like good insurance to me... Not to say these aren't a good idea considering...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:41:37 -0700
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts Mine come apart in the good clean Alabama air. I have heard LOTS of complaints...
• Re: CV boots are not my friend! Which of these boots would you use?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:16:08 -0600
  ...boots out there that actually hold up? > > What boot did we choose to install? > > The used VW boot. > > > Now off to order replacement CV...
• Re: cv boot lube leakage question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 11:10:00 -0800
  ...cv boot lube leakage question > Hiya Gearheads > > I had my cv boots replaced about 2 yrs ago ( also 2 joints ). now all my > boots...
• Re: cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:58:17 -0500
  Darrell, the premature death of your CV boots may caused by heat/friction. Here is what I've done to minimize friction: - before installing...
• CV boots
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:33:50 +0000
  Any consciences of whose CV boots for the rear axle are the best? Dave B.the Boston one
• Re: CV boots life
  Historical mailing list - Walter Stephens
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 11:31:54 -0700
  ...CV boots life > Got a question for those who keep track of repairs. What have you found to > be the rated life of your...
• Re: New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 17:30:13 -0500
  ...If one has boots that DON'T use clamps on >their CV Joints, can boots WITH clamps be substituted? > >Also: ARE there CV boot...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 11:15:53 -0400
  ...I personally have had the experience of replacing my CV joints twice, in about as many weeks. I originally bought some "inexpensive" CV boots...
• Re: CV boots are not my friend! Which of these boots would you use?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:14:30 +0000
  ...Mon, Apr 11, 2022 10:26 am Subject: [VANAGON] CV boots are not my friend! Which of these boots would you use? First the...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:42:36 -0700
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts > Mine come apart in the good clean Alabama air. I have heard LOTS of > complaints...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:43:55 -0500
  ...rear cv boots I have torn boots on a 1987 Westy, I ordered two boot kits but now I learned I have to remove...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:18:53 -0600
  > > Anyway--the cvs boots I have are the kind where the big end just bolts on. > Anyone have a recommendation for the small end...
• CV boots are not my friend! Which of these boots would you use?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:26:48 -0400
  First the group wisdom challenge If you need to replace a CV boot and you have in your collection three different boots, which one...
• New CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 3 Sep 1998 17:01:16 PDT
  Hey all, I have a dead CV boot on my '81 Vanagon. On Saturday I will be replacing it. I wanted to give you...
• Re: CV Boot
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 11 May 2001 10:42:49 -0600
  Stan Wilder wrote: > > Anybody got a source for high quality CV boots? > In the past I've performed this service when the boots tore...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:46:48 -0700
  ...both the outer and inner cv boots on the front axles to have the inner ends of the boot clamped to the axle shaft...
• Re: ??? CV Joint Repair Boots ???
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 29 May 2001 13:53:04 EDT
  Are repair boots, i.e., replacement boots which are can be installed with the axles in place, made for the rear CV joints? If...
• CV greaser. Was: squeaking wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:31:18 -0700
  ...I'd read here about applying CV grease in under the small end of CV boot with a grease gun and nozzle then massaging...
• Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:14:20 -0400
  Hi folks, I’m yet again faced with needing to replace a CV boot. I was under the van for a different reason but...
• No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 05:54:34 -0700
  Greetings List, I noted that my front CV boots were shot so I bought boots (expedited shipping) from Bus Depot and took them to...
• Resending message about CV boots
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:18:39 +0000
  Dear Van Types I recently found that the boots on my new CVs look "wet" (This is on an '85 with manual transaxle). I...
• Re: CV boot seperated
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:01:10 -0500
  ...This would be a good time to grease all your CV's Regards, John R > Spend the $18 on a new boot. A messy...