Id second Bill May on this,
I dont see any reason or logic why old ball joints cannot or should not be
given protection again by replacing a cracked/damaged boot. As long as the old
grease is cleaned out (maybe by using a solvent or WD40) and fresh
grease/teflon is used it should be a good fix.
Asad.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008
> 08:17:32 -0800> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Ball Joint Boots> > is there grease
> fittings on old joints?newer ones use teflon. i never use a > pickle fork on
> vw suspensions because of shock load to components. i have > used the new
> boots on old joints that were in good condition.> ----- Original Message
> ----- > From: "Nicholas Stokes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: "Bug List" <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:05 AM> Subject: [vintagvw]
> Ball Joint Boots> > > > I'm in the middle of replacing the pan under my '70
> Bug because of> > extensive rust in the frame head.> >> > I got a very good
> deal on a '69 rolling pan with the front beam and> > transaxle with only some
> metal replacement required in the battery> > tray area. The beam has no rust
> on the bottom of the shock towers> > and appears in good shape so I'm going
> to use it for now. The ball> > joint boots were split and cracked bu!
t the joints appeared to be in> > good shape.> >> > Looking through the CP1
catalog I found a ball joint boot replacement> > kit and decided to try this
route. Replacement of the ball joints on> > my last beam ended with me buying a
new disc brake beam because of> > the high price to have the new ball joints
pressed in; nearly $70 per> > joint if I supplied the joint and removed the arm
from the car.> >> > The installation was pretty straight forward using a pickle
fork to> > remove the joint from the steering knuckle, removing remnants of
old> > boot, flushing old grease and any contaminants with new grease,> >
installing the new boot and reassembly.> >> > Anyone else done this?> >> > Just
a temporary fix?> >> > Cheers,> >> > Nick> > VintagVW >
http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/VintageVW/> > Dub~Tunes >
http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes> >> >> >> >
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