Great White Taco build

CV boot clamp saga continues... the band part number is:
Cv Joint Boot Band - Toyota 42345-04070

And its $10. So I had to order 2 to make the shipping worth it. Ugh.

 

@spencermarkd @uurx i got some gold here

 

lol yay pad slide pins. gonna clash with your blue though

 

Blue and gold works. Look at Subaru

 

Wow, its been 8 years since I picked up the truck from @AR15xAR10 . Hopefully she's getting new brakes, wheel bearings/hubs, and spacers this weekend, and a non leaky cv swap

 

Time flys. Quit fuckin around and use these:

(SET OF FOUR CLAMPS) CV Axle Repair Clamps Kit for Leaking Boots after Lift Kit FITS FJ Cruiser, Tacoma, 4Runner, Tundra

$13 (SET OF FOUR CLAMPS) CV Axle Repair Clamps Kit for Leaking Boots after Lift Kit FITS FJ Cruiser, Tacoma, 4Runner, Tundra

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MRCK38W

 

OEMs ordered for $30 shipped. Im probably dumb

 

Supposedly this style of tool is the special tool that Toyota techs use. Obviously without the dumb china name. Hope it works better than the double breaker bar method with the Lisle pliers

 

Tried them twice. They suck. Hose clamps work fine

 

I fuckin hate buying specialty tools for one job. I used the lisle tools, did it the right way and the shit still failed.

 

Not for the outer boot

 

I have 3 axles to rebuild total. Thats like $200 in boot kits. Lol

 

Dont i know it. Just did it in march. Glad i ordered extra shit since BOTH AXLES leaked less than 10k later

 

Come look at my truck.

 

We will see with this tool. Costs as much as the Lisle pliers, and its obviously an Amazon knockoff..

 

Saga is almost done. (Still want to buy 3 more reboot kits - 2 for the axles that are on the truck, 1 for the additional spare to the spare that I have)

Just waiting on my Amazon tool

 

I wonder if this will be good enough?

 

Still went more. Put some antiseize on the threads of the tool as lubricant.

Heres a mid shot comparing to the one that was removed

 

And thats how you do it! (For the 3 people watching)

How to reboot an OEM CV Axle:
1. Get a boot kit that has all the correct clamps
2. It shouldn't take 2 weeks to do it all
3. Amazon tool paid itself off with some antiseize lubricant. Multi purpose too with the inboard clamp.
4. A bolt is stronger than me





Now 3 more left to order

 

When you did u joints, was it happening before doing them? Maybe one of the new joints is bad?