coozer
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 posted on 20/1/07 at 04:42 PM |
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New Drive Shaft Boots
Hmm, I'm trying to fit new rubber boots to the drive shafts but I haven't got enough strength to stretch the boots over the cone!
I've tried grease and washing up liquid but no way.
Am I supposed to warm them up in hot water to get them over??
HELP!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIVERSAL-CV-BOOT-DRIVE-SHAFT-GAITER-FITTING-CONES_W0QQitemZ180075453335QQihZ008QQcategoryZ30917QQcmdZViewItem
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 04:47 PM |
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try warming them up for 5 Min's in hot water.
got to do mine, but forgot to bring the kit home, got an air operated one the opens up and then slide it over the shaft
should be able to do it if warmed up
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mark chandler
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 06:35 PM |
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Pledge, and loads of it on the cone, you cannot hang about pulling these things over the cone, its got to be one quick yank with all your might !!!
If you try and pull slowly it will just stop.
Regards Mark
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coozer
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 07:39 PM |
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Phew! Just managed, loads of pledge, wd40 hot water and still an almighty struggle to get them over.
They came with two cones, one large and a smaller one. I used the small one for the rear drive shafts and I don't think I would ever have got
them over the big one!
Never mind, one more job done.
Cheer guys,
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 09:21 PM |
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I asked this a few weeks ago and found that if you take the circlip off the universal joint you can replace the boots in literally seconds. Just in
case you need to do them again in future. 
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coozer
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 11:33 PM |
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There is a plastic disc in front of the circlip on mine that hides the circlip otherwise that would have been the root I took.
Look at the attached, you can just see the yellow plastic disc...
 
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1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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