Cracks on my Beetle's IRS CV Boots

The thing is: He is trying to be helpful, which he is, the downfall is the fact that these c.v. boots are full of grease/oil(Irs vs. swing). And there is unfortunately no way in the inner sanctu(I am not religious, so help me out with the semantics) of hell, you are going to get the silicone paste stick to your boots(Uh, that was a neat turn of semantics?).

J.

=2E..but if I could just get another year of use out of them.

Best way to fix it is replace the boots with quality new ones. I really doubt this "fix" will last.

Jeff DeWitt

Make a mental note of this...

Auto Zone does not employee mechanics, or in my experience, people with mechanical aptitude.

My guess is you bought the boots there and they were old stock. Buy from someone that deals in VW parts, not accessories for new cars.

Les

I bet your right, either old stock or just poor quality.

Les, I just noticed your "address", any good Spam recipes? I'm actually one of those strange people who likes Spam (the kind in a can of course!).

Jeff DeWitt

The address is a great way to post on newgroups or emails lists without getting spammed. Someone posted a link to

Les

It might hold for a while on the OUTside, assuming the cracks aren't all the way through (like he said they weren't).

It's a difficult location for anything to hold, because of the flexing when they turn

I totally agree. It's just that, after cleaning the boots I found that they were not cracked at all. It was dark down there when I thought I noticed cracks. In fact it was just the different contrasts of color of the greyish color of the dirt and the darker color of the boot between the folds of the boot. It just looked like they were cracked. I will be sure to buy new German boots from John C. at aircooled.net or some other good place when they do crack. I also sort of need new glasses.

I totally agree. It's just that, after cleaning the boots I found that they were not cracked at all. It was dark down there when I thought I noticed cracks. In fact it was just the different contrasts of color of the greyish color of the dirt and the darker color of the boot between the folds of the boot. It just looked like they were cracked. I will be sure to buy new German boots from John C. at aircooled.net or some other good place when they do crack. I also sort of need new glasses.

Hehe :)

I just bought a pair from here online:

Jan

Now, they are realy cheap, unfortunately no international shipping..

J.

i bought genuine vw/audi CV boots last couple times i needed boots... they suck... one set lasted 6 months before they cracked...they harden quickly in my experience(i don't drive my vw often) then crack...

Have you got a PayPal account? I need a second pair of cheap glasses to use with my very tight fitting fullface helmet. The Titaniums I have now are impossible to fit with the helmet on.

Later, I need to go for a dump! 8=]

J.

I can help you with that. I ship stuff to Finland all the time. I have a pair of chevy rear diff gears in a box in my livingroom right now, ready to ship almost :)

Yes I do :)

Ahh, happy times :)

Jan