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Subject:Re: CV boot seperated
From:John Rodgers
Date:Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:01:10 -0500

Kim Brennan wrote:
Make absolutely sure the CV bolts are properly torqued!! 33 ft lbs per
Bentley! Tighten finger tight plus a qyarter turn, then apply the torque
wrench.

This would be a good time to grease all your CV's

Regards,

John R

> Spend the $18 on a new boot. A messy job, but do it once right, and
> you won't have to worry about it for a long while.

>
>
> On Mar 26, 2007, at 4:20 PM, Brien Dews wrote:
>
> One of my CV boots has seperated from the metal flange it connects to
> (wide
> end towards tranny.) Can this be but back in it's groove or do I need
> a new
> boot?
> Thanks,
>
>