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Subject:Swing Axle Boot Leak Question
From:Ben Cichowski
Date:Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:49:37 -0700

Hi all,

I checked the archives - there was a good post similar to this - but no
follow up replies.

I had my '88 Wolfsburg with the rear end up in the air on jack stands last
night to make a slave replacement easy.

I noticed one of the Swing Axle Boots leaking a bit of of oil out on the
narrow end facing the wheel. Kind of squeezed out when I jacked it up on the
opposite side. I'm thinking it may be a result of jacking the van up one
side at a time to put in the stands, thus put extra pressure on the opposite
side.

Has this happened to anyone else...and is it something to worry about - i.e.
change right away...

...or is it a common occurrence from jacking the vehicle up that just leaks
a bit only when under pressure like this, but doesn't pose much of an issue?

-Ben

BTW, slave and clutch MC replacement took all of an hour or so - Thanks Ken
for the quality parts. The MC I got from you is about 3 times the quality of
the one I took out from the PO...and the "new" slave he had put in looked
like it had been through a war. Now I'm just waiting on my pressure bleeder
now to come in.