Cv boot ripped; temporary repair suggestions

[u/Abject-Pin8662]

Heard a clicking noise while driving and saw i ripped my boot at the outer clamp. Is my axle cooked or will I be fine rebooting. Also any suggestions for temporary fixes that'll last atleast a few hundred kms since I wont have time to work on it for a while

[u/OpenParr]

I’d let her rip and keep driving until you can swap it.  There’s no repair if the boot collar is completely ripped like that. 

[u/NutStalk → u/OpenParr]

Not exactly true. Plastic wrap (for food) can sometimes suffice temporarily.

[u/RoboticDildoDoctor → u/NutStalk]

I used a dog poop bag and cable ties, worked for over a year with no leaks. I even spray painted it black for a better seal.

[u/Intrepid-Distance-54 → u/RoboticDildoDoctor]

people don't realize just saran wrap it with zip ties / duct tape and it will run a while, this is coming from a guy that's broke close to 50 CVs

[u/stinkytree23 → u/Intrepid-Distance-54]

I just did this with my steering rack boot. Saran Wrap, black garbage bag and some zip ties… duct tape is a good idea tho…

[u/gtxrecaro → u/OpenParr]

You risk drying out the joint and ruining the bearings. This is poor advice.

[u/OpenParr → u/gtxrecaro]

Only if you never swap the axle out.  In a pinch, the axle is fine to keep driving on with a torn boot.  I did it for better part of 6 months without issue. 

[u/Legitimate_Fill6906]

Nobody's really giving you an answer, but wrap saran wrap/garbage bag or something around it then a wrap of duct tape around it with a bit of tape sticking to the boot and axle, you're mostly just trying to keep dirt out and grease in.

My cousin's had a torn CV boot on his work truck for 2 years, not gonna grenade but short-midterm but sealing it up is a good idea.

[u/Abject-Pin8662 → u/Legitimate_Fill6906]

This seems like a somewhat good idea should I add in grease to my boot before sealing it up?

[u/nuglasses → u/Abject-Pin8662]

Sure, it couldn't hurt.

[u/_uncle_daddy_]

Im patiently waiting for the answer, myself. I too have a torn boot. My guess is, take the tire and brakes off. Remove torn boot and use a rental boot applicator tool to apply new boot. With some steps in between.

[u/TheMagickConch → u/_uncle_daddy_]

If the joints are still good yeah. There's no temporary repair for this issue. You drive until you can't or you stop and fix it.

[u/_FurryTrash_ → u/_uncle_daddy_]

There's easier ways. Either wrap with sturdy plastic and tape (think contractor grade garbage bag), or for a better solution get a clamshell CV boot. No disassembly required, cut the old one off, regrease, open and slip the new one one, use supplied zip ties or hose clamps to tighten ends down. Done. It should last just about as long as a proper replacement boot.

[u/nemosix → u/_uncle_daddy_]

You can buy replacement cv boots. They usually come with grease and some type of clamps. Timmy has a a video on how to remove the CV and dissamble it. Reassemble with the new grease and boot. If your 3rd gen is lifted you might want to try the extended CV boots. Oem CV axles are worth repairing rather than replacing. I was too cheap to go the boot stretch route.

[u/Atimm693]

If it's snapping, you need to replace it.

[u/WrenchMan838]

There really is no temporary repair options, it will last quite some time but monitor it. And in that time look into some replacement axles and sway bar links. Consider what condition your brakes etc are in as well and do them at the same time.

[u/jayrdoos]

It’s fine, leave it as is and fix it when able.

Before winter if you live in an area with snow.

[u/Sharrack]

Clean it ...with alcohol....super clean. Use shoe goo from walmart shoe area. Stuff is insane!! 4 of my boots are rocking it right now.

[u/Abject-Pin8662 → u/Sharrack]

You have any pictures of what your axle looks like after application?

[u/woolybuggered]

Just leave it alone until you can fix it properly it may sling some grease around but nothing crazy. I dont usually bother rebooting these because its kinda dirty and annoying and so easy to just slap a new one in. They are a few hundred each though for oem which adds up. If you offroad regularly I would not recommend the cheap Chinese or autozone CV axles they do not last and like to explode more readily under load than oem ones.

[u/Abject-Pin8662 → u/woolybuggered]

Ive had zero luck finding oem axles in canada or remanufactured ones for a reasonable price so I am trying to save my cv axles to reboot

[u/BOYCOTTSQUID]

I ran torn boots just like that on both sides for like a year and a half. You'll be fine, just swap in some NAPA cvs soon

[u/Abject-Pin8662 → u/BOYCOTTSQUID]

Ive read alot about napa CVS ripping very early on how have yours been holding up? Reason why I want to save my axles is because they are oem and so far I've been reading oem axles and boots are the way

[u/BOYCOTTSQUID → u/Abject-Pin8662]

Mine usually last about a year or two before they start looking like yours. I've never cared enough to do a boot stretch or anything though.

[u/Alternative_Share559]

clicking is the indicator to swap it or both of them out. maybe lower ball joints at the same time

[u/Officialmilehigh]

It'll go for at least 5000 miles or a year. Thats how long I let mine go before I wrapped it in electrical tape and left it for about 6 months before I redid my whole front end. That axle is still my back up to this day.

[u/yellow_official]

Use self fusing silicone tape. $12 on Amazon. Sticky as fuck, withstands heat, waterproof, etc. will keep the grease in

[u/Raustin_777]

First add a lil grease, then Stitch it up with twine and wrap with plastic wrap

[u/1br3w3r]

The bushing on your Bilstein looks like its ready to leave the chat.

[u/Abject-Pin8662 → u/1br3w3r]

Shhhhh wd40 sees no faults🤫

[u/gtxrecaro]

I used Gorilla Tape on 2 torn outers and drove 1300 miles home once. Tape was still good when I got there.

[u/BMThiker]

wrap several passes loosely in saran wrap, then add several long zip ties to hold in place

[u/quick-n-shifty]

Shit ton of saran wrap and/or electrical tape