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Author:  phxtoad [ Sun May 13, 2007 3:35 pm ]
Post subject:  CV Boot tear - quick fix? - UPDATED
Looks like even though I didn't get too crazy in Moab, I still put a small tear in my new inner CV boot (just installed JE Reels' re-builds a couple weeks before the trip).

I looked back at some of the older threads and didn't see any info on a 'band-aid' type fix. I plan on replacing the boot, but until then it's a small enough tear that the grease leak has been small.

I know they aren't rubber - but I was wondering if a self adhesive bicycle tube patch would work. Or maybe just some duct tape :)

Anyone had any luck?

Thanks,

Todd
Author:  N / A [ Sun May 13, 2007 3:52 pm ]
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I've fixed them before with this stuff called automotive goo (same as shoe good I believe) and it lasted for years...takes a few coats though
Author:  spencevans [ Sun May 13, 2007 4:52 pm ]
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I'll have to give it a try. My clevis punctured my inner CV.
Author:  GilaMonster [ Sun May 13, 2007 8:39 pm ]
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You might get away with tieing rubber inner-tube around it too. Don't know if it will work, but saw this as a quick fix for ball joints on a TV show about the Road of Death in Bolivia.

Shoe goo sounds good too. I know they make that specific for automotive applications. You also would probably want to squirt in some grease first.
Author:  jason thompson [ Sun May 13, 2007 10:45 pm ]
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OE gray rtv
works great and you can keep the rest in the jeep if you do it again
Author:  renegadekj [ Sun May 13, 2007 11:06 pm ]
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Get some large heat shrink, you still have to take it apart but will save you the cost of a new boot!
Author:  spoonplugger1 [ Mon May 14, 2007 12:30 am ]
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Wasn't Al looking at using some of the VW boots that are split for repairs?
Author:  Eddo [ Mon May 14, 2007 9:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: CV Boot tear - quick fix?
phxtoad wrote:
Looks like even though I didn't get too crazy in Moab, I still put a small tear in my new inner CV boot (just installed JE Reels' re-builds a couple weeks before the trip).

I looked back at some of the older threads and didn't see any info on a 'band-aid' type fix. I plan on replacing the boot, but until then it's a small enough tear that the grease leak has been small.

I know they aren't rubber - but I was wondering if a self adhesive bicycle tube patch would work. Or maybe just some duct tape :)

Anyone had any luck?

Thanks,

Todd


A little RTV will work. Doesn't last forever, but does a pretty darn good job. Just clean the area with some brake cleaner to get all the grease off. Rough it up with some sand paper, put a little RTV on it and litte it sit over night. JeepinAl has done it a few times and I've gotten away with it for about 6 months/9k miles.
Author:  phxtoad [ Mon May 14, 2007 10:15 am ]
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Thanks, everyone. I tried duct tape, and the bond was pretty good (for now).

I'll look at the RTV and Goo next if it fails.

But seriously, how could it fail? It's duct tape! :D

They should just make the boots out of duct tape to begin with...

TL
Author:  fermill403 [ Tue May 15, 2007 12:13 am ]
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phxtoad wrote:
Thanks, everyone. I tried duct tape, and the bond was pretty good (for now).

I'll look at the RTV and Goo next if it fails.

But seriously, how could it fail? It's duct tape! :D

They should just make the boots out of duct tape to begin with...

TL
:wink:
Author:  phxtoad [ Sun May 27, 2007 7:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Progress Report
Just checking in with a progress report:

I kept the duct tape on for a week and it had adhered fairly well to the boot overall. It left a lot of residue when removed, but that came off with some alcohol.

I used a little sandpaper to abrade the surfaces and then went to globbing on a little RTV. I pretended it was peanut butter and made sure it was at least 1/16" thick.

It's obvious that at full droop the accordian pleats are smashed together on the bottom side - so don't let the shaft rotate and get the RTV squished. (technically speaking). Best to get the KJ off the jack in order to flatten the cv angle until fully cured.

500 miles since... Took a road trip and spent quite a bit of it at freeway speeds. The RTV is cured and very flexible. So far the bond seems excellant.

One note: these are not the OEM boots - they are neoprene, and manufactured by EMPI (available from J.E. Reel). They seem more pliable than the stock ones.
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