Toyota Camry: Camera drive boots
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Camera drive boots
I have a 95 Camera with 90,000 miles. The dealer says that I have cracked
drive boot coverings. Does this mean that I must replace them. Can I
safely post pne this repair?
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Re: Camera drive boots
You should do it soon. You will loose grease from them and get dirt in the
bearings and you will have to replace
the whole CV joint in addition to the
boot.
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Re: Camera drive boots
If they are completely cracked through and grease is leaking out - DO the
repair right now (may be too late - and new/rebuilt axel would be required).
The boots are $35 pair but several hours of work to replace. Normally the
outer ones go first but they are sold as a set so do them all since the axel
has to be removed to do it. This is a job that can be done at other than a
dealer - just make sure they don't use the quicklie split boots (unless the
price is real low). The quick split boot is good for maybe 40k miles vice
the 90k for normal. Both outer ones wen on my Camry - one at 80k and other
about 100k. Be aware that there are several different boot types depending
on country of manf and production date -- I bought 2 sets and returned the
wrong ones. If they haven't been open to the elements for more than a week
I prefer to keep the original axels (unless the have >200k on them) and
reboot them - vice getting questionable rebuilt ones.
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