Rubber boot on drive line
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Tuned
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Rubber boot on drive line
The rubber boot that covers the joint where the two drive shafts connect came off. Is this something I should replace or is it ok to run without it?
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yes you should replace it....that slip joint should be well greased and the boot protects it....grease that sucker up and put a new boot on it....
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While youre there grease the joint.
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Thanks for the reminder...I replaced my U joints two years ago & I've been running boot-less since. I do have the "correct" blue Ford slip joint grease though...
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Snagged one from eBay this afternoon.
I, too, have a tube of that aqua-marine colored grease, and I'll take it all down and clean the splines carefully after running that way for who-knows-how-long. I suspect it disappeared during last month's 5000-mile trip to Minnesota and back.
Drove in a lot of rain during the first part of that trip, so it's 'bout time.
Thanks, Frank!
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I, too, have a tube of that aqua-marine colored grease, and I'll take it all down and clean the splines carefully after running that way for who-knows-how-long. I suspect it disappeared during last month's 5000-mile trip to Minnesota and back.
Drove in a lot of rain during the first part of that trip, so it's 'bout time.
Thanks, Frank!
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