Outer CV boot
Moderator: martauto
I am having real issues sourcing outer CV boots. The original ones have a metal lip like the inner ones but no holes. Has anybody got any suggestions or recommendations for an alternative generic boot that will fit. My car is an H reg 1.8 touring. Any advice is appreciated. Cheers.
I dont know if they are the same but these are the ones I used on my M3,
copy and paste from my thread in members cars.
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&start=50
The wheel bearings were changed ( SKF ) and the driveshaft c.v's were cleaned out, checked, regreased and fitted with new GKN Lobro c.v joint boots from ecp;
http://beta.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_ ... 81e&000445
Most boots are too big for the wheel side, they rub on the shock absorber. The diff side kit fit fine apart from the bolts which had no tensile markings on them, I brought some proper ones, the people who did my propshaft recommended 10.9 tensile strength for drivetrain bolts.
For the wheel side I removed the rubber boot from the kit, it has the correct circular seal to fit on the existing c.v metal cover. Basically I paid £19.80 for the kit and only used the rubber boot for the wheel side, still cheaper than the £60 BMW wanted per boot kit.
copy and paste from my thread in members cars.
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&start=50
The wheel bearings were changed ( SKF ) and the driveshaft c.v's were cleaned out, checked, regreased and fitted with new GKN Lobro c.v joint boots from ecp;
http://beta.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_ ... 81e&000445
Most boots are too big for the wheel side, they rub on the shock absorber. The diff side kit fit fine apart from the bolts which had no tensile markings on them, I brought some proper ones, the people who did my propshaft recommended 10.9 tensile strength for drivetrain bolts.
For the wheel side I removed the rubber boot from the kit, it has the correct circular seal to fit on the existing c.v metal cover. Basically I paid £19.80 for the kit and only used the rubber boot for the wheel side, still cheaper than the £60 BMW wanted per boot kit.