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joel
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How Far Can I Drive with a Torn CV Boot?
I'm in San Juanico with a torn CV boot on my 97 Ford Expedition and the local mechanic couldn't get the part in Constitucion, which I'm surprised
about.
Can I drive it to Cabo - get the part (and do some surfing) and back with it torn and not damage anything?
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bajalou
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Driving on dirt roads will cause wear to the CV joint itself if dust and dirt get in. Best to have someone send you one so you don't risk damaging
the joint. Much more expensive than the boot. (of course if it's been open long, the CV might already be worn.)
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J.P.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by joel
I'm in San Juanico with a torn CV boot on my 97 Ford Expedition and the local mechanic couldn't get the part in Constitucion, which I'm surprised
about.
Can I drive it to Cabo - get the part (and do some surfing) and back with it torn and not damage anything? |
Wrap it with duct tape and go for it .
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Tbone
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I know someone who has had theirs duct taped for over a year. No problemo.
Mas Pacifico
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classicbajabronco
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I have driven a 97' f150 4x4 that I purchased for $2200 for over 3yrs with a punctured cv boot. My Cv boot has a stick hole about a 1/2" in diameter.
As long as it's not a gaping hole that lets all the grease ooze out, you should be good to go.
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RnR
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All the boot does is keep the dust and grit out. Duct tape will sure help.
Drive to Cabo, (or La Paz). Get the part and have it changed there. That will minimze the amount of driving exposure to dust and grit.
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vacaenbaja
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If you have a lot of boot left and some rtv and gauze you can repair it if
the surface can be made clean enough to allow adhesion of the rtv. The gauze is only necessary if you have a gaping hole that needs to be bridged,or
if the tear is large and at a flexpoint. It helps to have some
backing to keep the RTV on.
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estebanis
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Now that is some fine Redneck repair advice Baja style!!!
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Best Baja Repairs
Best I ever read was in a 4WD mag back in the 70s. Deep in the boonies, a guy throws a rod (or holes the piston, can't remember exactly) in his Old
Ford V-8 and ends up tearing down enough to take out that piston, carve a block of wood to fill the space, removes the pushrods, fills the chamber
through the spark plug hole with water to swell the wood and drives home. Worked so well that he kept driving it that way for awhile. Article had
photos of the job.
Whatever it takes works.
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Mexitron
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One of my Baja books talked about a guy with a busted radiator---they didn't have any water left so they used their two bottles of red wine to fill it
up....worked like a charm.
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ddawson
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x3 on the duct tape.
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Bob and Susan
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just cut the boot off...
boots are only for dust
there's no dust in baja
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bajalou
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I have pulled push rods on VW motors when I burnt a hole in a piston. Drove from west of Palm Springs back to San Felipe one time that way. No more
blowing oil - and a bit less power. 69 Van
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
I have pulled push rods on VW motors when I burnt a hole in a piston. Drove from west of Palm Springs back to San Felipe one time that way. No more
blowing oil - and a bit less power. 69 Van |
Since you have to split the case to pull the rod. why not just replace the piston?
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bajalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
I have pulled PUSH rods on VW motors when I burnt a hole in a piston. Drove from west of Palm Springs back to San Felipe one time that way. No more
blowing oil - and a bit less power. 69 Van |
Since you have to split the case to pull the rod. why not just replace the piston? |
At a rest stop on I10, I did not want to split the case. (nor did I have a spare piston) It was the PUSH rods I removed, not the piston rod.
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\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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Neal Johns
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I have found a torn boot apparently after quite a few miles and a close inspection of the tri-joint showed no damage.
Clean any obvious dirt out from the hole/split and put any grease in the hole to keep dirt out, add duct tape and go! until you can fix it right.
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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BFS
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Have you seen the storm coming? Get to Cabo raaaaapido and paddle. Duct tape and forget about it. And bring a big board...
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
I have pulled PUSH rods on VW motors when I burnt a hole in a piston. Drove from west of Palm Springs back to San Felipe one time that way. No more
blowing oil - and a bit less power. 69 Van |
Since you have to split the case to pull the rod. why not just replace the piston? |
At a rest stop on I10, I did not want to split the case. (nor did I have a spare piston) It was the PUSH rods I removed, not the piston rod.
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So Sorry. read right over the PUSH part and immediately thought piston rod. again sorry.
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DavidE
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Donde esta los mehanicos aqui. eh?
Get an old camisa, a tube for a tire. Using water for lube and a sharp knife, cut a spiraling slice around the tube.
Wrap the tube around the boot. Loop under the last turn and yank so that a half knot holds the wrap in place. The more border you have the better.
Carry a spare strip of camisa just in case. Smear a strip of grease around where the edge of the rubber meets steel to seal out el polvo.
San Lucas has an AUTO ZONE, just north of the metropolitan area on Mex 19, on your left when southbound. Use the online Auto Zone site to look up the
part number of your boot and then use that number in the store.
Suerte.
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joel
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Yes, hurricane Dora!
Gracias, David.
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