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Aug 21, 2013 | 12:08 AM

robert_l_ross

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Drive Shaft Boot

...no idea how this managed to happen...but the rubber boot that protects the splines on the drive shaft is...gone!

While installing the air bags I noticed - no boot!

I called the dealer today and they have one a day out...but does anyone know how those metal bands at each end work? Do you need a special tool to tighten them down?

Aug 21, 2013 | 05:36 AM

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If its the clamps I'm thinking of, then it's like a cv boot clamp. You would use tool like

this

. You can also use a pair of end cutters or dykes if you are careful.

Aug 21, 2013 | 08:03 AM

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Or just use 2 hose clamps clocked in opposite directions for balance.

Aug 21, 2013 | 01:26 PM

labman1014

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I cut mine off when I regreased my joint and used zip ties.

Aug 21, 2013 | 02:07 PM

mgraveman

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You don't need a special tool, but you do need to drop the driveshaft from one end or the other. I don't know how you didn't hear it, sounded like a helicopter was right on thp of the car when it happened to mine.

Aug 21, 2013 | 04:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by labman1014

I cut mine off when I regreased my joint and used zip ties.

...so did I! Apparently those zip ties either broke or somehow slipped. The new boot comes with the metal bands, so I want to make sure I don't lose it again.

Aug 21, 2013 | 04:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mgraveman

You don't need a special tool, but you do need to drop the driveshaft from one end or the other.

...yea...you definitely can't get it on with the driveshaft still up...and you probably can't get it over the U joint without crudding it up inside either, so I'm guessing I need to split the shaft apart. I'd want to add more grease anyway (since it looks like most came spinning out in a line across the underside of the body and frame)...so while I'm there, might as well re-grease.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgraveman

I don't know how you didn't hear it, sounded like a helicopter was right on thp of the car when it happened to mine.

I'm thinking one of two things...
a) I live near an airport where we have CHP and National Guard choppers coming in and out all the time and it happened just as I flew under their flight path (NOT likeley)
...or...
b) The Kenwood Excelon and Phoenix Gold 10s I like to "exercise" when I drive.

My guess is b.

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Aug 24, 2013 | 08:49 AM

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I would not worry about it. It also has the ability to trap dirt and moisture inside it.

I'm a offroad jeeper, no one hardly ever runs those boots. We run in some very nasty conditions that your Ex will never see. I have never had a failure for lack of a boot.