yep, grease everywhere from new cv boot fitted using just the plier style. thanks for sharing, will tighten it with the CV boot clamp tool which will crimp that dimple for final crush (VW)
grind a wedge of snake head, expand the omega shape out, you can reuse the clampe several times, whatever Chinese made or non Chinese made clampe. use gental yet strong force, no cut.
Much easier to just knock/slide the old clamps off their position - start with the larger one, knock it off, remove it, then slide the smaller one down to the thinner part of the axle and do same to it.
Thanks for posting, yes of the years of had to do it with all sorts of nail plyers and side cutters , think I'll get a set of those CV joint plyers you have look better. Where are you?
Excellent Insight, thanks. I'm going to replace my Toyota clamp with another OEM clamp. It looks just like your Volvo one. I guess the 'made in china' tool that you have is not powerful enough - you said? I think I saw something made for this -- but it was around $200. Yikes. I was thinking about using the china tool, and then getting something that can squeeze the handles together with more power -- not sure yet what that will be. Do you think that could work? Thanks
Lisle makes one (model 30800) for about $30. It has square holes in the handles for use with a torque wrench (apparently for stainless clamps) which you could use with a breaker bar to apply more force.
Update: I didn't want to install my Toyota boot myself, unless I had the tool that Toyota uses. So, I tried my neighbor's mechanic. Although he didn't have the Toyota tool either, he said that he's done these clamps before, and that it was no problem. I pick up the axle from him, and notice air is moving freely in and out from the boot accompanied by a bit of grease. I was mortified, but he insisted that it was normal. So, I crossed my fingers, and put the axle back on, because I had to get my SUV on the road again. This week I took a peek at the boot -- needless to say, grease was everywhere. So, now I'm looking at buying another boot kit, removing the axle AGAIN, CLEANING ALL THE GREASE AGAIN, and probably having the dealer give it a go for $200!! Now it's clear to me why most people just buy a new after-market axle for $125, and call it a day.
I got mines from the junkyard - I look for the quality ones. On Ebay you only find cheap chinese ones which are not strong enough. May try calling a local auto parts store such as Napa. Online sites usually provide clamps with their CV joint repair kits (GKN is the genuine provider for Volvo) www.fcpeuro.com/Volvo-parts/cv-joint/
True, placing the tool to remove these with the axle still on the car may not be possible on certain cars - lack of space. Sometimes it helps to rotate the axle (put transmission in N and rotate the lifted wheel - careful not to move the jack stands) and expose the crimped area
Most of the items we use are made in China, including most of phones, tv sets, appliances.. There's both good and bad made in China. The sad part is 70% of Worlds production is made in that single country which also happens to be a communist dictatorship with an expansionist agenda
Hi this guy, I don’t know which county you come from,almost every word from your mouth look down Chinese products,why you still use it then?because it’s affordable and works,buy it from Japan or Germany if you don’t mind pay the price,also I am pretty sure your county can not make it,as a RU-vidr,show your respect is something essential,am I right?
I usually talk down only on cheap chinese products, not on the more expensive ones. Today EVERYTHING is made in China (which is a big shame), my underwear is made in China (or Bangladesh), my tooth brush is made in China, all TV sets are made in China. So China does both good and bad. The same way Germany also does both good and bad products, just like any other country in the world.
I'm sure many people around the World think all americans must be rich or at least, living very well. This could not be more wrong. America has everything, from very rich, to single moms working 2-3 jobs to pay a rent and feed two children, and down to people living in the street in tents because they could no more afford a rent in very expensive cities. Have a look ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ACWt9dLjs5w.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T_Jq7V-SstU.html
@@Peppermint1 they forgot to go to school or hooked on drugs or made all the wrong choices or go on government programs their whole life whole living in a country full of opportunities. Not my problem they chose this path.
@@cimntujmiao1004 There is no doubt many of the poor made wrong choices at some point (or simply had too many bad lucks at once). However, there are many people who simply could not afford the living cost with their low income jobs, or even lost their jobs, got into depression, maybe had a divorce. It's not always "black or white". But more importantly, the housing costs in many big cities has recently raised extremely high because of market speculation (RBNB and even chinese investors) and low income jobs can no longer afford renting. And also there are the families who struggle to meet ends on low end jobs. Many of such people. There is A LOT of poverty in the US, it's a savage capitalist country. But I see why other people from other countries cannot accept or even understand this.
