I didn't think there was such a thing as replacement CV boots that are split for a Bay. If i reuse the joints I will need to clean the sand and gravel out and I'm sure I will find a blackened ball bearing or ugly marks and those sorts of things and I will frett about them and buy new ones and then I will put it all back together and be upset when two years from now my boots are ripped again. Ugh! Am I crazy to think that they should last more than 50,000 miles? On May 3, 2011, at 9:23 AM, theresabuckner@xxxxxxx wrote: > Julie Most of the new boots that I have seen do not last . It is > still easier to use the " replacement boots " split ones than to pull CVs > buy extra boots On your shocks , if you were a postal employee you > would find a old shock & remove the rubber gromet & use it terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> > To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tue, May 3, 2011 8:47 am > Subject: [tcb] Shocking! > > My '71 started making a new noise the other day. Upon further investigation > I > see that one of my rear shocks is loose. The nuts and bolts are in place but > I > can move it side to side. Shouldn't there be a rubbery bit that holds it > more > securely to the bolt? (Any danger if I keep driving it this way for a few > more > days, I don't think the shock will fall off?) > > So if I should just replace the shocks, I should replace the gosh dang > blasted > cv boots. Ugh! They were all replaced like three years ago, the new ones > all > fell apart within a year (just bought whatever ones they had at Austin > VeeDub). > Then two years ago replaced them with Danish made ones they sell at Wolfsburg > West and now they are falling apart! And if I put new shocks on they will > just > be covered with goopy grease in no time. > > It is easy to buy those already put together cheapy cv axles/joints/boot > things > and just put them on but people tell me they are junk - use the old cv joints > if > they are in good enough shape. But heck at the rate of replacing them every > couple of years, maybe I should just go ahead and buy a case of them! > > What grease should I be filling these joints with? Maybe I use the rubber > boot > eating grease? > > So what shocks should I get? > > Should I buy those complete CV axles thingies? Or are they junk? > > What kind of grease should I use in the CVs? > > Can I do any care to the outside of the CV boots to help keep them from > falling > apart so often? Like caress them with Lubridem or Armor All? > > > >