Blackmagic94
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Replace ripped one piece and replace with zipper style on passenger front axle. How long to do you figure. Trying to figure out what to pay my mech buddy to do this.
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I decided to go with a 1-piece silicone boot... I figured why not inspect the seals, bearings, and replace the grease. Good thing I did, my bearings were pretty worn. It took about 7-8 hours to do both. Which includes steam cleaning the axle, steering knuckle, and hub. It's only time & money right?
Go to home depot, Lowes, etc. And buy the giant bag of plastic wood clamps, the kind that sortof look like pliers. There should be all sorts of different sizes. The small and medium ones are perfect for this. As you get the boot where you want it add a clamp. Slowly work your way around adding a clamp every few inches.old thread, but im currently doing this and was getting extremelyfrustrated trying to keep the seal on while i put the ring on. any one have any tips besides the ones already mentioned?
Not so much with the silicone boots. They have a slick texture so they want to slip out of the groove regardless. Getting the grove clean and dry does help a lot. If the silicon boots get any oil or grease on them they refuse to stay in place.DUG is right, but I don't even use glue. Clean everything with brake cleaner so there is NO grease. It has to be spotless! then it is really pretty easy to keep it in the groove and put on the clamp.