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Idler arm boot
Does anyone have any suggestions about what I can do with this boot? Bottom right of the pic. It's my born with and is in otherwise perfect condition. I'd rather keep it. For now, I just keep it greased as best as I can. I drive it all the time...
IMG_20150705_131028 by Dave H, on Flickr IMG_20150705_100744 by Dave H, on Flickr
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-Dave Semper Fi! 69 Camaro SS396 L34 X66 Last edited by HawkX66; 08-20-2019 at 02:44 PM. |
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Some clear JB weld may work. Just keep it on the inner side
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My Dad had a used car dealer friend that used to do a CV split boot kit that glued together to repair bad boots at a significant cost savings over changing out CV shafts. How about that glue?
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What about buying an aftermarket idler arm and robbing the boot of it?
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From my experience the aftermarket boots are much different than the GM ones.
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Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I thought about buying a new or used one with the boot and robbing it, but like Rick mentioned, they're pretty different. If I could find an original I don't even know if I could get it off the old one without destroying it.
I might try the glue idea, but with the grease permeating the rubber for 50 years as of tomorrow..., I don't know if would hold.
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I thought I read somewhere that Corvette people had boots....Joe
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Thanks Joe. I'll check out Paragon and a few others and see if they know of anything.
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Glue it with 3M 5200 and a thin piece of fabric on the underside. Will take many days to set-up but will hold if cleaned with brake clean first.
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Thanks Steve. I'll give it a look see. I really like the looks of the glue they use on the two piece CV boot repair kits. It looks like it really holds.
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