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YOUR RESEARCHDriveshaft gaiter split - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK
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definitely recommend do the job as per the workshop guidelines - shaft and joint need to taken apart, cleaned, lithium grease and reassembled with a quality rubber gaiter and clips (GKN etc).
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Inner n/s gaitor is completely ripped all the way round and the o/s outer has a small tear as well so it's driveshafts off and replace all 4.
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Has anyone experience using the ones that wrap around without removing the driveshaft?
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definitely recommend do the job as per the workshop guidelines - shaft and joint need to taken apart, cleaned, lithium grease and reassembled with a quality rubber gaiter and clips (GKN etc).
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As in the title, I've discovered a split in the inner driveshaft gaitor, n/s. Only spotted because I took the wheels off for access to the brakes. Are the generic ones good enough? I can't imagine it's such a critical part that a genuine Porsche one is needed.
Has anyone experience using the ones that wrap around without removing the driveshaft? My first impression is that it would be a bit of a bodge to do that but others may have had good results.
I can see the temptation bit i think its worth doing right. In fact, doing it right would include washing out the bearing to get rid of the dirt and regreasing.
The wrap around version you mention is "fine". It's not like you are holding in oil, it's a thick grease and the wrap around is ok, looks a bit pony mind! I have fitted them to my VW in the past but couldn't bring myself to do the same on my Porsche. If a jobs worth doing and all that! Plus it doesn't take that long to undo a few Allen headed bolts.
definitely recommend do the job as per the workshop guidelines - shaft and joint need to taken apart, cleaned, lithium grease and reassembled with a quality rubber gaiter and clips (GKN etc).
Decided to trust the job to my local small garage. Done a lot of work for me on various cars in the past. Bit beyond my capbilites really, although if it was summer temperatures outside, I may have given it a go!
Inner n/s gaitor is completely ripped all the way round and the o/s outer has a small tear as well so it's driveshafts off and replace all 4. May as well.
Oh, and he may as well do the drop links as well that I've now got.
I was glad he didn't recommend the glue together type either, thanks for the advice.
Drop links? Are they squeeking over bumps etc?
Everyone is going to slate me for this but..... My drop links started squeeking quite badly about a year ago. Costed the job up myself and factored in the amount of time to do the lot, quite a big job really. So I sat and thought about it for a while. The links have internal bushings packed in grease and incased in a small rubber boot, there is some nylon involved also. Over time they simply dry out and start making a rather embarrassing noise. All of mine had show signs of this, so......I bought a hyperdermic needle and injected each of the boots at their highest point with a high viscosity oil. One year later still no squeaks whatsoever.
Right let the slating commence.
ro55a said:
Drop links? Are they squeeking over bumps etc?
Everyone is going to slate me for this but..... My drop links started squeeking quite badly about a year ago. Costed the job up myself and factored in the amount of time to do the lot, quite a big job really. So I sat and thought about it for a while. The links have internal bushings packed in grease and incased in a small rubber boot, there is some nylon involved also. Over time they simply dry out and start making a rather embarrassing noise. All of mine had show signs of this, so......I bought a hyperdermic needle and injected each of the boots at their highest point with a high viscosity oil. One year later still no squeaks whatsoever.
Right let the slating commence.
No slating from me. Perfectly logical.
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