Correct grease for driveshaft gaiter
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bryno
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Buy a CV boot kit from eurocarparts for about £11.43 which includes the grease and all the clips and circlips etc you need. Its GKN kit and comes in a box with all the Porsches that it applies to and half the Porsche cost. Check all the other boots carefully to make sure no others are split or splitting
If you need a drawing on how to do the job let me know and I'll email you one. Most important tool is a six sided 32mm socket for the shaft to hub nut, oh and a "f.....ng" long bar to swing on to get that nut off.( Its supposed to be put on with 340lb/ft or 460Nm torque) If you don't want to do it yourself any decent garage can do the job and it takes about one (easy) to two hours (snags) per side.
Cheers
Bryn Owen
Boxter Register Tech Assistant
If you need a drawing on how to do the job let me know and I'll email you one. Most important tool is a six sided 32mm socket for the shaft to hub nut, oh and a "f.....ng" long bar to swing on to get that nut off.( Its supposed to be put on with 340lb/ft or 460Nm torque) If you don't want to do it yourself any decent garage can do the job and it takes about one (easy) to two hours (snags) per side.
Cheers
Bryn Owen
Boxter Register Tech Assistant
jac in a box
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Have used them in the past on other cars as a temporary repair - not with great success. Could well be that I didn't have the mating surfaces spotlessly clean before gluing and they came apart after a few months.
I'd still consider them to be a temporary first aid repair. If the original gaiter has split, there is a danger of dirt contamination and that will mean an expensive replacement esp' on a Porsche when the joint fails completely.
Far better to do it properly and spend the time (or money) in stripping the CV joint completely, cleaning out the old grease, re-packing with grease etc.
IIRC the grease for CV joints is molybdenum disulphide grease (sp?) Only a couple of pounds for a large tub from a motor factors
Dave
I'd still consider them to be a temporary first aid repair. If the original gaiter has split, there is a danger of dirt contamination and that will mean an expensive replacement esp' on a Porsche when the joint fails completely.
Far better to do it properly and spend the time (or money) in stripping the CV joint completely, cleaning out the old grease, re-packing with grease etc.
IIRC the grease for CV joints is molybdenum disulphide grease (sp?) Only a couple of pounds for a large tub from a motor factors
Dave
Bryn,
Have used this repair many times with complete success.
Only really suitable however, where the boot has impact damage and is otherwise in good condition. It won't be successful where there is stress cracking or it is already old and fatigued.
Give it a try - but you do need to ensure the mating surfaces are completely clean.
I use carbon tet. but not sure if you can get that nowadays. Commercial alcohol or paint thinners will also do the trick - but you do need to make sure the mating surfaces are thoroughly degreased and this can be quite tricky in situ.
Good luck.
Regards,
Clive [
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Have used this repair many times with complete success.
Only really suitable however, where the boot has impact damage and is otherwise in good condition. It won't be successful where there is stress cracking or it is already old and fatigued.
Give it a try - but you do need to ensure the mating surfaces are completely clean.
I use carbon tet. but not sure if you can get that nowadays. Commercial alcohol or paint thinners will also do the trick - but you do need to make sure the mating surfaces are thoroughly degreased and this can be quite tricky in situ.
Good luck.
Regards,
Clive [
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