CV Boot Clamps

[thomas g. warner]

It makes a difference what type of boots you have and the type of clamps.
What do you have? Super boots are normally blue.

>Jim Shannon & I are having trouble keeping clamps on our CV boots. I noticed
>today that my drivers side clamp has slid off again after just a very few
>miles. Jim was advised to (and has) grind 1/16" off the top of the lower ball
>joint bolt to give added clearance to the bottom of the boot & clamp.
>I've got to put another clamp on tomorrow AM - any tips, tricks or
>suggestions?
>TIA
>Lanier
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach

 

[thomas g. warner]

I have new super boots for my coach but have not installed them yet. I have
a mechanic friend that regularly installs them and says they will come off
if the clamps are installed that comes with the kit. He told me he will
install them with another type of clamp that will not come off, requiring a
torque wrench.

Has anyone else installed super boots?

>In a message dated 3/7/99 12:10:36 AM Central Standard Time, warner
>writes:
>
>> makes a difference what type of boots you have and the type of clamps.
>> What do you have? Super boots are normally blue.
>>
>Tom,
>The one that's off now is the old type, but the last one that came off was
>the super boot - I'm ordering 2 more super boots today to have on the road
>and I have the clamps & pliers. The last one I personally put on was a super
>boot on the road - that's just before I lost the wheel, & don't know what the
>condition of the clamp/boot was at the time of the malfunction. The super
>boot is longer and seems to stretch out more, but there's very little
>clearance between it and the lower ball joint bolt. Also, IIRC, when the
>repair shop replaced the wheel, etc., that boot didn't stay on 20 miles, clamp
>was off and boot torn, grease everywhere. They blamed the cotter pin above the
>boot, and clipped the end off it. Somebody ain't doing something right, and it
>ain't my driving.
>TIA,
>Lanier
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach

 

[james h. & norma m. shannon]

Lanier,
I ground off the lower ball joint bolt as described in GMC Maintenance Manual
X-7525A Section 3A-17 under installation & shown inFigure 29. Got the outer C-V
Boot & knuckle back on today. I have yet to test drive it, but may do so after
work tomorrow. Co-pilot had pancakes for b'fast so was able to lift knuckle
o.k.!!!
J & N Shannon 74 Canyonlands?

> Jim Shannon & I are having trouble keeping clamps on our CV boots. I noticed
> today that my drivers side clamp has slid off again after just a very few
> miles. Jim was advised to (and has) grind 1/16" off the top of the lower ball
> joint bolt to give added clearance to the bottom of the boot & clamp.
> I've got to put another clamp on tomorrow AM - any tips, tricks or
> suggestions?
> TIA
> Lanier