CV joint clicking epilogue

All it means is that it was assembled in a high altitude (low air pressure) facility and you are in a relatively low altitude (higher air pressure) location. Take a thin flat blade (a thin feeler gage for example) of some type with no sharp edges and gently work it underneath the boot seal (under the rubber at one of the clamps) so the that the end is beyond the innermost part of the seal. The gap at the edges of the blade will hopefully be enough to let the air pressure equalize. If the pucker doesn't disappear in a few minutes (you may have to help it along by trying to squeeze it into shape), you may need a slightly thicker object to give that gap for air exchange. You might try a round rod instead of a flat blade which would allow you to go slightly bigger (probably no bigger than 1/32" (0.8 mm) - grind the tip of the rod round so it doesn't cut or tear the rubber as it is inserted, and lubricate it before inserting it.

Bill Putney (to reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with "x")

Thanks Bill,

I started to try that with a small flat blade screwdriver but I was worried I was going to puncture the boot. I will look around to see what I have that may work...

Robin