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CV Boots

Tech Talk for Mitsubishi owners.

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CV Boots

Post by klrevo »

rightio, so iv done another set of boots. Actually did them a while ago, just havent put it in 4WD since.

Was sitting around thinking, "iv done a few sets now, i wonder if the genuine boots are much better? i think i remember frank saying something along those lines"

so with this thought roaming my brain, i head off to Mitsu Parts.

"Please sir, id like two genuine CV Boots." said dean.

"no probs, thatll be $306.40 thank you kind sir", said the man.

"wowsers", said dean, "thats a lot of kevin for some rubber. What is the tradepersons price on that item?"

"$105.23 ea, making it $210.46."

"thank you kind sir", said dean, "but that is far too much moneys for some rubber boots, i shall see you later, or probably not with those kind of prices. Thank you, good day sir."

And so on that note, dean waltzed down the street to the local cv/driveshaft man, spoke with peter for some time, discussed options, less kinks in boots, more kinks in boots,elasticity, compounds, and ended up walking out with a part number of a cv boot for a daewoo that will fit, but has fewer kinks in the boot. For a total sum of $0 (zero), dean thought this to be a much better avenue than genuine, and Peter said to let him know how they go, and if not, well try something else.

Thank god for the local bloke :D now i just gotta pull it all apart again. I seem to do a shitload boots than everyone else. Im beginning to think its the rims, landcruiser offset increasing the track width, and also the distance the wheel travels, and in turn perhaps keeps tearing the boots.

dean ;)

p.s - whered my thread go for the ARB locker i have for sale??? i thought it may be of an advantage to have it specifically in the mitsu section so people who have a mitsu see it... :oops:
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Re: CV Boots

Post by -Scott- »

klrevo wrote:p.s - whered my thread go for the ARB locker i have for sale??? i thought it may be of an advantage to have it specifically in the mitsu section so people who have a mitsu see it... :oops:
That would be my fark-up. I did send you a PM - you didn't get it?
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Post by klrevo »

yeh sorry scott, didnt get the popup, prob one of the times when the gf was checking up on me :D

it was sitting in my inbox, all good :)

so yeh, anyways, i still gotta do both inner cv boots, and its raining, and thats made them really dry, and cos theyre dry theyre making lots of weird/crazy noises, and cos of the weird/crazy noises people keep looking at me... :oops:

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Post by NJV6 »

Yes you do seem to do lots of boots.

I have run 33's for 2 years now and haven't had to do one at all....

Standard rims, but with the bj flip putting more pressure on (more down travel) on them, however cos it's the 3.5 I didn't have to crank the torsions much to get 33's on. May be why I guess.

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Post by Bitsamissin »

Yep this is a common problem.
After a torsion bar crank the existing boots invariably split (especially the left hand inner) as the rubber memory has been exceeded.
I tried several aftermarket boots including a 90 Subaru Liberty which are about 1" longer and they didn't last either.
I gave up and put the factory boots on (both inners the outers were fine) and never had a problem for 3 years before the SAS.
The downside was they cost me $140Ea.
I know Blair (Noisey) managed to source the same part no from a local bearing supplier (CBC ?) maybe give him a PM.
From memory he got them for something like $40Ea.
There's no doubt the Mitsi ones are far superior to any aftermarket boot I've seen. You only have to hold and flex them to see - they are much thicker.
I just luv my "clacker Jabber"
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