Ask Trojan. They have some slippery rubbers.
brian from la verne, ca
From: Bobby Yates Emory <liberty1@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2011 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: cv boot repair
John,
Stumbling around on You Tube, I found a Limey innovation:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so9gMxzJH4k&NR=1>
Panda uses a plastic cone to allow the user to stretch the boot into place. One user had trouble with the plastic cone. Another user suggested using a transmission funnel instead of the plastic cone. And using motor oil as the lubricant.
If the MB boot is stretchy enough, we might have a solution. If not, Panda sells on eBay. Don't know if we can leap the necessary hurdles.
(Thinking out loud - if the MB boot is stretchy enough for the high dollar stretcher, it should be stretchy enough for the funnel.)
(Anyone know a good lubricant for rubber that is slipperier than motor oil?)
Bobby
Stumbling around on You Tube, I found a Limey innovation:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so9gMxzJH4k&NR=1>
Panda uses a plastic cone to allow the user to stretch the boot into place. One user had trouble with the plastic cone. Another user suggested using a transmission funnel instead of the plastic cone. And using motor oil as the lubricant.
If the MB boot is stretchy enough, we might have a solution. If not, Panda sells on eBay. Don't know if we can leap the necessary hurdles.
(Thinking out loud - if the MB boot is stretchy enough for the high dollar stretcher, it should be stretchy enough for the funnel.)
(Anyone know a good lubricant for rubber that is slipperier than motor oil?)
Bobby
On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 11:18 AM, john public <brad_macaboy1234@yahoo.com> wrote:
I think a mechanical boot expander could be readily fabricated, operating similar to the pneumatic one in the video...seems less than cost/time effective to replace the boot, tho.
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Toward freedom,
Bobby Yates Emory
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