opinions...

Nov 19, 2003 12 Replies

I'm just putting a new cv boot on a driveshaft i've just aquired (i seem to have killed another cv joint), and was wondering whether its feasible to use a jubilee clip to secure the boot rather than the crappy clips they give you. On the plus side it would make a good seal and would be secure, but would it upset the balance of the driveshaft? Maybe cause a vibration? I reckon it'd be alright (well i'll find out tmrw), but thought some other opinions would be handy...



TIA



------- Carl



------- Peugeot 205 XS Road rally pics:

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Some of the pics in the Pheasent Plucker rally are quite cool :)

Not the opinion i swas after, but thanks anyway :) Having just looked at them, i apologise fpr the quality, didnt realise they were that bad. Might fix that now actually.

Also, about 20 errors popped up on my way to the pics... Syntax errors and stuff, do i wish to de-bug blah blah...

Eh? No idea how to get rid of them! I can barely make that basic site! Bloody computers

Hehehe nevermind :) I have a different Pug for the next week or 2 now :) P Reg 106 XN 1.1i. Its surprisingly nippy actually! Body roll is shockin, tyres are shockingly crap, and very narrow, grip is none existant, its so light it just floats all over the road! Seen a ton (private land blah blah), which it pulled to surprisingly easy! No rev counter, no electric anything. But still, quite enjoying its thrashy little engine :)

Sounds like bit of a beast!! Very very driftable BTW (espcecialy compared to your 405), and easily catchable. I've been at all kind of funny angles whilst in a 106 1.1 (oh-eer missus)

So is the 405 being fixed?

I did one of my boots 2 weeks ago on my Astra. The clips supplied with it didn't even hold it at all, correct genuine vauxhall part by the way, so I just used a couple of cable ties. In the 800 miles I've done since it seems ok.

Aye its in the local independant garage now and i'm taking the 106 back to uni. Lord it drifts like you wouldn't beleive....only you would cos you've done it before!

Saab use em as standard on the inner joints on the C900.

Matt

So in other words "it'll be fine"? :)

-- Chet

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Well thats good enough for me then. May even do it to the other side as well.

Cheers

Beefy cable-ties would be a much better idea.

Being plastic, they don't weigh anything - so there'll be no balance issues :)

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