hey ..
maybe it's the ozone  or other pollution in southern California eating the
boots.
worth considering.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts

>I am having my local shop save me some of the metal parts of discarded
> boots. I am going to try to sew up some leather (or even waterproof nylon)
> boots to replace the rubber.
>
>
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:48 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I have had a lot of early failures of replacement boots myself and would
>> love to find a source for boots that would last even 1/4th as long as the
>> originals did. I have had new boots rot off a parked van inside of a
>> year,
>> parked next to a van with 20+ year old original boots still intact. I
>> have
>> wondered if it the grease, the rubber, both, or what?
>>
>> I don't see much need for clamping the small ends either. I guess if you
>> drive a lot in deep water it might make a difference.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>>> Let me rephrase that. Never have I seen evidence of either water or dirt
>>> in
>>> an INTACT CV joint.
>>>
>>> The constant splitting of this new rubber product everyone has gone to
>>> is
>>> what has me concerned.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>