Steering UJ's Protection

[V8 Animal]

Hi all,
Bought a couple of uj's for my steering and i want to fit a gaitor over the joints to protect them from the crap of the wheel.
Do you buy 2 small ones or 1 large one?
I assume you tie wrap them on.
V8 Animal

[slideways]

i have just done the upper one, i used a universal cv joint gater, it depends on what size joint you have i suppose i used a stainless jubilee clip just in front of the gater to stop it moving down as the cable ties didnt work for me, been on a week now and the greased joint is clean as a whistle, looks ok too

[That Daddy]

Try a couple of Quinton Hazel universal steering rack gaiters,2 in the box and about a tenner for the pairjust cut them to the length /diameter you need.

[GreenV8S]

Generic steering rack end gaiters are just the right size to slip over the UJs and come in pairs so you have one for each UJ. A cable tie to close off the big end and you're sorted.

[That Daddy]

[quote=GreenV8S]Generic steering rack end gaiters are just the right size to slip over the UJs and come in pairs so you have one for each UJ. A cable tie to close off the big end and you're sorted.
[/quote]Ha,Ha,beat you to it Peteri think

Edited by That Daddy on Wednesday 12th March 20:51

[V8 Animal]

Thanks boys you don't have to fight

[GreenV8S]

That Daddy said:

Ha,Ha,beat you to it Peteri think

Yeah, I was worrying over the spelling of gator gaitor gater gaiter, I always seem to get it wrong!

[spend]

GreenV8S said:

That Daddy said:

Ha,Ha,beat you to it Peteri think

Yeah, I was worrying over the spelling of gator gaitor gater gaiter, I always seem to get it wrong!

But Peter has been posting that tip since before TD was born

Dave

[Andy JB]

FWIW Be careful here in that sometimes unless the fit is tight, boots can trap water/dirt & increase the level of wear on the joint.

Think along the lines of why they didn't fit them as o/e?

[GreenV8S]

Andy JB said:

FWIW Be careful here in that sometimes unless the fit is tight, boots can trap water/dirt & increase the level of wear on the joint.

Think along the lines of why they didn't fit them as o/e?

Because they were lazy, or not concerned about the life expectancy of the steering UJ.

The main function of the boot is to keep the exhaust heat away, the second function is to keep the worst of the road muck out. It doesn't need to be hermetically sealed and there's no way it is going to accumulate enough dirt or water inside to cause a problem.

In practice it increases the life of the upper UJ by about a factor of ten.

[Chassis 33]

Whats wrong with cut up lengths of bicycle inner tube?

Regards
Iain

[AntonyJ]

Chassis 33 said:

Whats wrong with cut up lengths of bicycle inner tube?

Regards
Iain

Your tyres will go flat??????

[V8 Animal]

Carried out the work this weekend took about a hour and half.
Bought a pair of steering gaiters £6 cut 2 ribs of one end to fit over knuckle other end slips over shaft.
Once realigned tigtened up bolts then slipped gaiter over joints and tie wrapped shaft end.
A great fit looks tidy and room for links to rotate in the gaiter.
Top link was quiet tight not as loose as new part bottom link was about the same but replaced anyway.
Not road tested yet due to flat battery and this morning it's raining.
Dry tommorow so will take it to work then hopefully improved steering.
V8 Animal

[That Daddy]

V8 Animal said:

Carried out the work this weekend took about a hour and half.
Bought a pair of steering gaiters £6 cut 2 ribs of one end to fit over knuckle other end slips over shaft.
Once realigned tigtened up bolts then slipped gaiter over joints and tie wrapped shaft end.
A great fit looks tidy and room for links to rotate in the gaiter.
Top link was quiet tight not as loose as new part bottom link was about the same but replaced anyway.
Not road tested yet due to flat battery and this morning it's raining.
Dry tommorow so will take it to work then hopefully improved steering.
V8 Animal

Yes,nice an early though you have a PC to fixsorry that was a bit below the belt,ill just

[V8 Animal]

That Daddy said:

V8 Animal said:

Carried out the work this weekend took about a hour and half.
Bought a pair of steering gaiters £6 cut 2 ribs of one end to fit over knuckle other end slips over shaft.
Once realigned tigtened up bolts then slipped gaiter over joints and tie wrapped shaft end.
A great fit looks tidy and room for links to rotate in the gaiter.
Top link was quiet tight not as loose as new part bottom link was about the same but replaced anyway.
Not road tested yet due to flat battery and this morning it's raining.
Dry tommorow so will take it to work then hopefully improved steering.
V8 Animal

Yes,nice an early though you have a PC to fixsorry that was a bit below the belt,ill just

What's the crack with the smilys??
Steering is a bit better maybe im asking too much and the pc is ok now.
The hardrive is a bit knackered though.
Comments takin on the chin.
Cheers