Xantia replacement CV boot strap
Moderator: RichardW
Xantia replacement CV boot strap
I need help pulling up my boot straps! I recently replaced a CV boot on my Xantia 1.9TD but haven't been able to get the supplied straps sufficiently tight to prevent grease escaping. Is there a specialist plier available for this or does anyone know a practical workaround? The boot is standard GSF fare and has three possible tightness positions (clumsy description but hope you get my drift),- it's currently in the middle one. I could use a jubilee clip but it wouldn't fit into the recess moulded into the boot for the strap. Suggestions welcome.
M Anderson
There is a tip in the Haynes manual, which states to bend the end of a coathanger over by ~ 20mm, feed that through the hole in the boot strap and pull on the coat hanger with pliers to get the tension.
Havent tried it myself though... and i would advise caution, you dont want to slip and jab the other end of the coat hanger into your eye
Havent tried it myself though... and i would advise caution, you dont want to slip and jab the other end of the coat hanger into your eye
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