Boxer axle boot slipped off. Easy fix?

I would remove the axle and clean out the CVJ. Reapply CVJ grease. Make sure mating surfaces are free of grease. My trick is to spray cheap hairspray onto the rubber boot mating surface and the metal mating surface. Reapply the clamp. voila!

Under normal cases the trick is not needed especially if there is a retaining lip on the metal mating surface. It's a real problem keeping boots on aftermarket rebuilt corvette C5 axles for racing so the trick is needed. I also use this trick when I mount my tires to my race wheels to prevent the sticky race tire from spinning on the wheel.

 

No tricks needed. Either the flange the seal attaches to is damaged or the clamp was not tight enough.

I will say the flange looks odd, kind of like something is on it so an incorrect boot will fit?

Remove the axle, the failed clamp and post another picture.

 

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good question, also like to know this
when you have it out you may meassure the size and tell us please

about removing the "axle" / drive shaft: when I take out the engine from my BB I have to put them also out. but then the exhaust manifolds have been removed and so only have to loosen the 12 screws. but with the manifold in I think it will not or only hardly possible to remove. problem is to reach the screws at the flanges at the diff

 

Remove 12 bolts and take it out? Not sure what requires further explanation.

 

the 6 bolts at the diff are hard to reach when the manifolds are in. and then I not know if you can take the shaft out without removing the rear manifold?

 

Not at all. I have never removed manifold for that.

Some of you guys just like to take cars apart.

 

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I never removed such a shaft separately because until now no need. but have to remove them when the engine has to go out. and for this the manifolds also has to go out and then it is very easy to remove the shafts. that is why I have written that I not know if you can get the shaft out without removing the manifold.

and I never take more apart from a car than necessary

 

Why remove the shaft to remove the engine? They are not in the way.
Like I said, some people like to just take cars apart..
And yes, you very obviously take more apart than necessary.

 

when I not remove the shafts, so only loosen them at the diff then they are in the way when taking out the engine. I work alone and so it is easier to remove the shafts when taking the engine out. also there are only 12 srews to take out what facilitate the work much

 

And some day you'll learn how to fix cars.

This is no hobby for me.

 

I´m retired meanwhile and only work for hobby

so you think I will be to stupid to fix cars brian?

you usually exaggerate with your statements and that's why I'm now putting you on my ignore list, wish you happy working

 

I have taken the engine out of my TR many times, but have never taken the engine out of my BB. One day I am sure I will need to.

How do I remove the BB engine without disconnecting the inner CV joints? From reading Brian and Romano's comments, are we debating disconnect vs. remove? Perhaps no need to remove the driveshaft (but would it not snag on the BB's manifolds when lifting the engine out?) If faced with the choice, I prefer to remove manifolds.

 

we talk about a BB or BBI, not a TR

that is why you have to remove the manifolds

 

The conversation was about removing the half shaft, not about removing the engine. When the engine is removed of course the manifolds need to be removed and the inner ends of the shafts need to be unbolted.
Read the words that were actually written.

Thats why we ran into trouble when I was trying to help you time your 400. I'd write words, you did something entirely different.

 

Uh, I don’t have a 400. A LP400S yes, but not a 400. Might be confusing me with someone else.

I was just commenting on Romano’s comment about what he does with his BB when he takes his engine out, which I thought was being commented on.

 

I don't know if this makes sense, Back in '88, due to an axle boot leak, my BBI engine started to catch fire. THANK GOD when I randomly pulled over from seeing black smoke, I was literally in front of a fire department! Barely any damage. Thank you God!

 

Brian should write all F workshop manuals and turbo-joe should handle the CS.