Repairing small tear in cv boot.

[Heaveho]

My van was booked in to replace a cv boot with a small tear tomorrow, but the garage is now closed for at least a fortnight. Anyone done their own repair on one of these rather than replace it?

[peterperkins]

Maybe a bicycle inner tube repair kit if it's not in an awkward place or too large.

And/or unclamp it and rotate so can't be seen from previous angle.

[phillpot]

Find another garage, they are allowed to stay open so far.

[Hammer67]

If you have a halfway sensible tool kit you could try a split CV boot kit that can be fitted in situ.
It's a fiddly dirty job that is easy to bork and glueing the join is tricky.
The trade don't like these kits and are considered a short term bodgefix.

[Matt_E_Mulsion]

Depending on how big your 'small tear' is, you could clean it up and superglue it back together.

[Mroad]

Matt_E_Mulsion said:

Depending on how big your 'small tear' is, you could clean it up and superglue it back together.

+1 I've done this in the past with superglue and never had to touch it again, think it was about an inch long split.

[Evoluzione]

peterperkins said:

And/or unclamp it and rotate so can't be seen from previous angle.

[Chris32345]

peterperkins said:

Maybe a bicycle inner tube repair kit if it's not in an awkward place or too large.

And/or unclamp it and rotate so can't be seen from previous angle.

Erm what?

[E-bmw]

Superglue after a good clean.

Works on "split type" repair boots.

Works on o-ring make up kits.

Also works on repairs to normal boots.

[Heaveho]

In theory it's in getting replaced as we speak. Hopefully not too much aggro, however the supplied replacement didn't seem identical. Garage had a look and wasn't concerned. Took what I could get, no Ford dealer had one, and at £81 ( yes, eighty one pounds! ) for a genuine kit, and uncertainty about delivery times, I went with the £8 local motor factor part. I'd rather be spoonfed my own knee operation than give that much money for that small a part, even at the best of times.

[Skyedriver]

Chris32345 said:

peterperkins said:

Maybe a bicycle inner tube repair kit if it's not in an awkward place or too large.

And/or unclamp it and rotate so can't be seen from previous angle.

Erm what?

Like the punctured tyre - only flat at the bottom....