I confess that I have had a split inner CV joint boot on my Mercedes car for
the last 24 years..
and I just shoot it up with very sticky penetrating motorcycle chain lube
every once in a while.
Figger to keep doing that till there's no gas to drive on someday, or until
something happens...and I know that CV joint is not going to fail or wear
much.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Schwaia" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts

> Not sure if they make a leather boot for type 4 CV joints, but they do
> make
> a leather "quick fix" boot:
>
> http://www.racereadyproducts.com/cv-boots/race-ready-quick-fix-cv-boot-kit/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:43 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
>
> sounds great then !
> go for it.
> a new product perhaps for vanagon owners !
>
> cow leather or what ?
> Elk ?
> Moose ?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
>
>
>> Mine come apart in the good clean Alabama air. I have heard LOTS of
>> complaints on this list about bad CV boot rubber in the last few years.
>> But
>> the dealer suggestion is a good one. But by the way, the leather boot
>> idea
>> was not intended to be temporary, but lifetime. It wouldn't take fifteen
>> minutes to make a couple of them to try.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>