how long can you drive on a torn boot?
- Thread starter Mephisto
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jwaller
Evil Genius/SyTy Guru
yes you are doing more damage to the shaft...you could probably just replace the boot, but if you let it go your probably going to need the the whole front joint. if it gets some sand or road junk in there..It Could come apart and destroy the tranny....front diff and no telling what else....
Mephisto
These trucks are cursed
well before i put it on my friend and i packed it with wheel bearing grease, then "afro-engineered" the boot with some adhesive to try and get it to hold together hahaha it held up on a 2 hour drive, but i havent checked it recently. not to mention it vibrates like a mofo! just a lil low on funds to go out and just get another one.
buickman69
Retired Buick Enthusiast
My buddy that had 683 new had a ripped boot experience.He went to autozone & bought a generic repair boot kit & held it to gether with wire ties.He'd pack it with grease & cruise SLOWLY to race then cruise SLOWLY back home & it'd still come off.He just kept putting new-ons on till he put a rod out the side @ 10,000 miles.He just drove it to race ...7.57 @ 91 mph.This was back in 95.
I heard Dyno-tech had a re-build kit for those ripped boots and you just send-em the shaft and they fix it and send it back.
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I heard Dyno-tech had a re-build kit for those ripped boots and you just send-em the shaft and they fix it and send it back.
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Mephisto
These trucks are cursed
nah i never had brandons HD prop, i was asking if anyone had one, but i guess no one does... i dont really wanna be the guinea pig on $400 parts haha
i thought i was being politically correct?
anyway back to the topic at hand...
i just cant believe that this is such a common problem, and theres no easy fix. maybe if the boots were made out of kevlar or something stronger, there wouldnt be a problem. id like the get my other propshaft rebuilt, but dont want to spend more on the rebuild than i did for the actual shaft. anyone know a place that rebuild em cheap?
JustBeachin
Plays well with others
or "Jerry rigged" ....but then you piss of Billy or Jerry, I guess since I don't know Billy, that'd be fine....
Mephisto
These trucks are cursed
man... looks like im making friends fast here... :roll: or am i on my way to becoming the next board bitch? :lol: ill just keep my posts to myself for now on, so everyone can sleep easier. sheesh.
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turbo jimmy
Member
there is a repair kit offered by GM for that exact problem, i drove on a torn boot for a while and it eventually seized on me, in the middle of the mountains. it really sucked. they just get too hot when all of the grease comes flying out, i dunno how the hell wire ties would hold on a boot that is spinnig with so much centrificle force, i tried to band aid it for a while by using other cv shaft boots nothing worked,i wasnt able to find a boot small enough because when the joint is spinnig it expands and rubs on something underneath the truck. it worked for a while. thats why the factory one has a metal outside piece, the only thing i was able to find to fix the problem is a new shaft.
TurboTony
Active member
Hey Crooked lettr, just noticed that your from calgary. I've heard that there are a few syty's there. Used to hear from a guy named Nathan for a while. Haven't seen him around in a while.
There is a fair sized group of us in Edmonton, we should get toghether some time this summer and swap lies :grin:
TurboTony
There is a fair sized group of us in Edmonton, we should get toghether some time this summer and swap lies :grin:
TurboTony
turbo jimmy
Member
hey whats up tony? yup from cow town, hey i know nathan, i havent seen him in a while, i think there is 5 typhoons here in town, i havent heard of a syclone here... yet. i know of 4 of the 5 for sure, i hear there is a white one, but rumor had it its not real. sure tellin lies can be fun, anytime!
TurboTony
Active member
Kewl man, its always nice meeting new syty owners. I've heard that there are at least two sy's in calgary, davenport said so anyway.
We might be down there in the spring doing some dyno tuning on Deans and my trucks.
What do you have done to your ride? Sy or TY?
Hmmmm, maybe just icq me, let these guys get back to thier topic.
Sorry ColdWind :wink:
TurboTony
We might be down there in the spring doing some dyno tuning on Deans and my trucks.
What do you have done to your ride? Sy or TY?
Hmmmm, maybe just icq me, let these guys get back to thier topic.
Sorry ColdWind :wink:
TurboTony