Leaky CV boot: quick fix solution

[Pitbull410]

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Wrapped this around the edge of my cv boot/axle when it started throwing grease after I installed a 2.5/1.5 spacer lift. Been a few months and still holding strong. Just thought some people could benefit from this simple solution to a common problem.

 

[txbonds]

Pictures?

 

[awdjunkies]

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Wrapped this around the edge of my cv boot/axle when it started throwing grease after I installed a 2.5/1.5 spacer lift. Been a few months and still holding strong. Just thought some people could benefit from this simple solution to a common problem.

Never heard of it but it looks to work awesomely as an emergency tool .. I am gonna go with txbonds, have any pics?

 

[Pitbull410]

sorry don't have pics for now guys, but just wrapped a few layers over top the axle crossing onto the edge of the CV boot where the clamp is. Took 2 minutes with the wheel still on, just crawled underneath.

The tape is really great, just one of those nice things to always have a roll around for things. The tape is not adhesive, it adheres only to itself when wrapped around itself due to the silicone properties. Keep it stretched tightly when wrapping it around and when you due so the tape tightens onto itself.(almost like heatshrink, but without the heat)

When I worked in the marine industry, I had a guy once tell me he repaired a leak in a boat's hydraulic steering system with this tape, long enough to get the boat back to shore.

 

[2StepsAhead]

That looks like mastic tape from my job...I used a zip tie as a quick fix for now, well see how it holds up.

 

[RCs4Runner]

I just did this tonight on my GX. I noticed some grease splatter on the wheel well last night and saw a little bit of grease coming out from the edge of the boot clamp. I used Duck brand silicone tape:
Wrap Fix® Tape

Few zip ties just in case. If you use this silicone tape make sure you stretch and pull it as tight as you can as you wrapping it, that's how it seals to itself.

 

[Pitbull410]

Thanks for posting the pic thats exactly what I did. Hope it works out for you also

 

[RCs4Runner]

Thanks for posting the pic thats exactly what I did. Hope it works out for you also

I hope so too. With using the zip ties too I'm sure it'll hold up. Normally I would fix the problem but this seems like a better fix than a clamp so why not.