ok, i have a 97 4x4 it has a pc 4w ith ome 881's, well the inner cv boot didn't tear, it broke right at the shaft, i have manual hubs i was waiting to put on, so how long will i be able to drive with this broken boot??? again will not put it in 4 wheel drive and have the hubs just need to put them on(saving up so i can regear the front diff at the same time)
cv problem need opinions...
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I would recomend changing the cv boot right away. It sounds like you have add which means that your cv's turn constantly even if you are in 2wd. Any dirt or debries that gets in there will chew up the joint. Buy a new cv boot clean out the joint really good before putting it back together.
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O.K. I just went through this with my truck. My boot split right where yours did; I had a new axle but no time to replace it so I decided to drive it until I had time. I drove it for almost 2 months in rainy weather and muddy roads, so I expected it to look awful when I got into it. What I found instead was that there was still a ton of grease in the joint and very little dirt and crap had got into it. Well I changed it out and tore apart the old one and inspected it. It has no damage what so ever; I put a new boot on it and kept it as a spare. In all honesty you could probably wrap it with some duct tape and keep it even cleaner until you get around to changing it out.
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Like John said, I as well just went through this. I have the PC 4" with OME 881's as well. Drove it for a good solid couple of months and finally fixed it. No problems at all. My only problem is that the stock boot they put on ripped in less than 500 miles. Now I'm getting a high angle boot to compensate. Just might want to consider that to save you some time and more $. The angles don't even look like that much with the set up but I guess it is enough. Just some food for thought.
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