Wow! 

Now that is some real world experience.

This makes me want to at least try to clean it up and seal it before the future repair. 

Friend has offered to replace the boot so I still have some thinking to do on this repair.

Eric Caron 

> On Jul 2, 2023, at 11:00 PM, poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca wrote:
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> The balljoint boot on my '82 developed a crack at the outer fold. I injected some grease and taped it up with self-vulcanizing rubber tape. That was about 1995 (reported to this list in an early post). Still tight, though I have to occasionally replace the tape. 
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> Martin
> On Monday, June 26, 2023, 3:07:48 p.m. MDT, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Question on lower  ball joint boot.
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>         My 84  has a ripped lower ball joint boot.  I’m wondering if I can replace it and try to save and just clean and re grease the lower ball joint. 
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> Or, do I have to replace the ball joint?
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> My thinking is I might be able to do the boot myself, but likely not the lower joint.  And, I’d like to keep the German ball joint rather than a replacement.
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> Thoughts on the idea of fixing the boot? 
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> And description of the job would be greatly appreciated.  
> For new listers, I’m blind so video’s or pictures don’t help.  I need a verbal description.
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> Also, source for quality boots appreciated. 
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> I’m thinking I would replace both sides as the other is intact but I suspect ready to fail. 
> 
> Eric Caron 
> 84 Vanagon.
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