@crazyDIYguy
I like how there's rubber pads bolted between the plates, brilliant way to absorb more of the damaging forces and vibrations. They aren't like that on anything I've owned, wish they were.👍 As far as grease, I just got a grease needle 💉 attachment to grease all the crap they don't put grease fittings on anymore.
@DG-sf9ei
Use a high quality roofing tar/sealant, and if it's split at the peak of the bellows, use a very small ziptie(s) to 1st clamp it back together, then apply roofing tar/sealant thereafter on the area. Make sure to give it enough time to cure, sometimes up to 24 hours.
@whocares4464
Interested to see how you do this! I've repaired damaged CV boots before with zip tape that actually worked well for what it is. Cleaning the boot is the hardest part, you MUST get that boot as clean as possible
@michaelg.9791
Auto parts stores literally sell "universal boots" that do not require disassembly of the shaft. It's just like a ziplock bag. Tear the old one out, slide the new one in & pinch to lock & .. ,,,taaddaaaa 💪
@citizendc9
Thanks. This will be very useful as a bush fix when 4x4ing. Only part is waiting 1 hour for it to cure to a relatively decent patch.
@maxwellhouse1902
Not sure if the silicone adhesive you're using requires air to set up(aerobic), but if it doesn't, I've had really good luck using thin strips of saran wrap or Glad wrap to cover the repair in other applications (mostly epoxy based) where you can cover the repair with the plastic wrap and mush the adhesive around working the wrinkles and air bubbles out of the repair and then fair out the adhesive towards the ends of the plastic so the repair looks a bit more sanitary. The Saran Wrap won't stick to the adhesive once it's all set up and even if it does,it's not gonna be a big deal. When we repair whitewater composite damage to kayaks with kevalr and carbon fiber, we use this technique to rid the repair of excess resin and then tape the plastic radially down and use a roller to get the excess out and meak it pretty . Taping in your situation here is impractical and not sure if a hair dryer would help heat shrink the plastic. I haven't gotten that anal about rubber repairs up til now. The technique is called contact bagging and not sure if there's You tube vids on the process or not. I love seeing redneck repairs on a Porsches. Glad I never had to do one ofthese on my old 356B back in the 70's
@Toastybunzz88
My wife's Elantra has a tear and it's not making noise yet, I'm definitely going to try patching it up. If $5 of silicone saves me the time from having to replace it and spend another $60 I'm in.
@justinw1765
I actually thought of this myself when I first found out I had a tear very recently. But I also thought that it might be a good idea to combine it with that silicone stretchy tape that adheres to itself. Idea being that you put the silicone caulk on there first, then wrap it with the self adhering silicone tape. Let it cure, then maybe put some more on the edges etc to make sure that it really sealed up well.
@Gary-f2j
use Dupont that black windshield adhesive sticks to everything. Make sure you get the primer in the little bottle with the wool swab
@johnnguyen2376
Regular JBWeld . Clean the tear with brake clean then aceton . JB weld on that . Do not drive 24 hrs . Voila done . I did my vehicle 3 yrs ago . Still hold well even in Canada climate !
@mm6817h
Darn it, I had the same problem on my toyota corolla yesterday and Used flex seal. If only I saw this video before putting the flex seal spray on it would be so awesome. That RTV sealant is the perfect stuff for this type of job.
@ZhenNiu-u7s
TY!!!!!! accidentally made a torn taking out my control arms and just happened to have a tube of high temp gasket maker.
@davidbilec3009
I just grab a chunk of old bicycle tire tube, if i have time to pull the cv i cut a chunk and stretch over the tear with some contact cement glue. Lasts forever. You could also cut a strip to go around if you dont pull the cv and glue it on too as temp. Perfect for cars youre running into the ground
@Christobell119
I do something similar I take loctite 401 clean the boot clean the split/tear put a small amount of the 401 on the inside edge of the split hold them together till the glue sets then I cover it with brush on electrical tape.
@fuffoon
I have a special rubber tape that can be self bonding when wrapped really tight or glue on with any rubberized flex cement. It's held up 10K kilometers.
@kaylimargosian7623
Now that it’s been a couple years, how long did it last you? I appreciate the video, cleared up a ton of questions!
@ARichWaffle
put a little hole in mine when changing my springs, thinking about putting some jb weld on the little hole
@johnvonhelsing6913
Hi Brian! We use Adhesive for windshield (is elastic and sticks well ).Greetings from Germany.
@dalegribble60
And I've been using bubble gum, paper clips and elastic bands. I'll have to try this one out.
@ramonayre4668