CV Re-Boot Parts Question

[LockedNLoaded]

Thank you sir

 

[mmaakk]

I just replaced my cv's using the McMaster car metal bands about 3kmiles ago and this happened, WTH???

 

[SUMMIT CRUISERS]

Wow that sux big time. It's obviously a boot failure not associated with the clamps. Could it be that the boot was stretched out and clamped on the axle end too far from the hub side? Not sure if that is even possible, but it sure looks way stretched out. I was probably the first to use the McMaster rolled clamps and that was over 6 years ago. Boots are still near perfect with no issues. CV Boots Replaced with directions

 

[2001LC]

I just replaced my cv's using the McMaster car metal bands about 3kmiles ago and this happened, WTH???

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Replace front drive shafts (CV) with rebuilt OEM, including OEM boots right?
How much lift?
Could you have gotten a foreign object in area, that riped boot?

 

[mmaakk]

2.5" lift with diff drop. Definitely could be a foreign object. This is my third set of cv's and that had never happened. I usually get about 60k out of each set which isn't bad.

 

[mmaakk]

Wow that sux big time. It's obviously a boot failure not associated with the clamps. Could it be that the boot was stretched out and clamped on the axle end too far from the hub side? Not sure if that is even possible, but it sure looks way stretched out. I was probably the first to use the McMaster rolled clamps and that was over 6 years ago. Boots are still near perfect with no issues. CV Boots Replaced with directions

In the pic my steering is turned all the way to show the boot, so it does look stretched. Clamps was the only difference in this swap and I made sure to adjust bands exactly where they go on the shaft when I did them. Could be a bad set I got.... new boot kit is on order and time to do shorter as I'm getting faster at it!

 

[bucfl]

What are you doing that your on your third set? Try a diff drop kit? Or lower your front end? There are others with 2.5 lift and i havent seen them report this failure.

 

[mmaakk]

3rd set after 290k miles, most just begin to leak around the bands(wear and tear)and then I switch them out.I do have a 2.5" lift and running 35's, and installed Slee's diff drop to bring that angle down. I'm thinking faulty boot or I hit something...