Securing a CV boot properly
Discussion
Hi folks
The wife’s MK1 qashqai (J10) has a split inner CV boot on the inner side. Nice messy job for me to set to in the coolness of the garage this lunch.
Anyway, I popped the drive shaft out, separates the cup and cut the old boot off and binned it. Refitted it all together and shipped with the part from ECP for tying the boot on is a metal band with 3 loops in. You pull the end of the band through an fastener and seemingly clamp down two flimsy looking tabs to secure the boot.
Needless to say upon trying to get it tight I’ve completely mullered the thing and now I can’t get it right at all. Same on not ends of the boot!
I managed to get a jubilee clip on the smaller side, but don’t have one the right length and width to fit the grove on the bigger one.
No problem thinks I, out come the metal tie wraps and I string two together and tighten it up. Only I can still move the boot a little. I added a good old plastic one and managed to get things a bit tighter, however I can still move the boot with my hand. It’s snug but I get the feeling if I gave it a good tug (!!) then it would come off.
So, is the metal tie good enough or do I need to remove the whole thing again and find something else? If so, any suggestions?
Cheers
The wife’s MK1 qashqai (J10) has a split inner CV boot on the inner side. Nice messy job for me to set to in the coolness of the garage this lunch.
Anyway, I popped the drive shaft out, separates the cup and cut the old boot off and binned it. Refitted it all together and shipped with the part from ECP for tying the boot on is a metal band with 3 loops in. You pull the end of the band through an fastener and seemingly clamp down two flimsy looking tabs to secure the boot.
Needless to say upon trying to get it tight I’ve completely mullered the thing and now I can’t get it right at all. Same on not ends of the boot!
I managed to get a jubilee clip on the smaller side, but don’t have one the right length and width to fit the grove on the bigger one.
No problem thinks I, out come the metal tie wraps and I string two together and tighten it up. Only I can still move the boot a little. I added a good old plastic one and managed to get things a bit tighter, however I can still move the boot with my hand. It’s snug but I get the feeling if I gave it a good tug (!!) then it would come off.
So, is the metal tie good enough or do I need to remove the whole thing again and find something else? If so, any suggestions?
Cheers
northwestrecovery said:
Get a bag of metal cv boot boot ties and use the proper crimping pliers , not side cutters .
My first time doing a CV boot, didn’t realise there were specific clips until I took the shaft out!You talking about these?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Thanks folks.
As is no doubt likely, the other side will surely go before long. That being the case I’ve ordered some of those ‘proper’ clips to fix it now and also ordered a twin pack of both tools so next time I get one and there’s a band type in it I’ll have the tool if needed
The next chance I will get to do them is a week away. Got a busy week at work and then I’m off to the Belgian GP for a long weekend.
Anyone comment on the longevity of my temporary solution?
Can she run it to work and back for a week or should I be getting it booked in?
As is no doubt likely, the other side will surely go before long. That being the case I’ve ordered some of those ‘proper’ clips to fix it now and also ordered a twin pack of both tools so next time I get one and there’s a band type in it I’ll have the tool if needed
The next chance I will get to do them is a week away. Got a busy week at work and then I’m off to the Belgian GP for a long weekend.
Anyone comment on the longevity of my temporary solution?
Can she run it to work and back for a week or should I be getting it booked in?
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