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Well, recently replaced my front left CV shaft with a remaned….Maybe 6 months ago mid to late june…Now you see…when I first installed it I noticed that the larger outboard clamp was pretty loose and could spin with a little coaxing. Well…had it up on a lift today and noticed it was GONE shocker there… I peeled the boot back and its fine and the grease isnt gritty or full of water. I havent been driving it much and the clamp was still in place saturday.
What can I use to clamp this boot in place…im thinking maybe a good ol’ fashion hose clamp.
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I would not use a regular worm clamp…
Just go to an auto parts store and get a replacement CV boot clamp… Will be just a couple of bucks. The tool to install it is not expensive, easy to use and you may be able to borrow it from a major auto parts store chain. It is a quick and easy job.
-Karl
Okay …. I broke the clamp changing my ball joints… you got me. Off to the parts store. I saw that as soon as I posted this….
I think im going to walk.
I strongly dislike parts stores….they handed me one, said it would work and that I didnt need a tool…well its clamped together pretty tight as is…and I barely moved it….and seeing as I have to completely take it apart to wrap it around the shaft…im going to have to make another trip to the parts stores tomorrow and try again….
You won’t be able to use a hose clamp, it’s too big. You can get a new CV boot clamp form the auto parts store. Thing is, you might need a special tool to install it.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Got it taken care of in the parking lot today after class…-4 with windchill and four inches of fresh snow. Had to run to four parts stores before I got one, and thankfully it just barely fit….None of the parts stores had a tool to install it, so I just had to use a dull pair of side cutters to crimp it.
One store gave me one that they said was adjustable, and i couldnt get the band to do anything. I believe it was a band-it jr. Another store said I had to buy a whole kit and I wasnt going to do that, one store wanted to sell me a whole new CV even thought the band broke and it hadnt been driven since. Last store got me one that would fit and offered me a job.
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