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[bikenutmart]

Hi, Just put the o/s hub, driveshaft back in with all new parts, used rhp bearings, no ebay bits, can turn it by hand on the wheel studs but feels a bit of resistance, assembled it all very carefully to the book, and everything went back smoothly, looking behind the swivel hub I think I may have found the problem, when I fitted the new cv joint and gaiter I used a couple of cable ties to hold it on at the big end that goes inside the swivel hub, they are catching /dragging on the inside of the swivel hub as the female end of them is quite bulky, would this cause the resistance, is there a different type of clip I could use that is flatter, sorry to waffle on. Cheers Mart.Forgot to say its an 850 auto.

[gazza82]

Metal CV boot ties ...

[minidaves]

metal cv joint clips are brilliant :)

[bluemini17]

 

[gazza82]

They nylon ones will wear down ... But if they wear too far they might come off.

[bikenutmart]

Yes, I thought they would wear down, but am concerned they could wear thru and I would rather sort it now than later, do I need a special pair of pliers for these clips and would they need shortening as the universal type seem to be twice the length I need. Mart.

[splintercat]

just done one of mine ctually got the metal clips from Halfords.......pleasantly surprised too

[bikenutmart]

Many Thanks Guys. Mart.

[gazza82]

It's easier with the right pliers but if careful you may be able to improvise.

[bikenutmart]

Just ordered the pliers and clips. Mart.

[dklawson]

Since you have already ordered the pliers the following information comes too late to be of use to you but may help others in the future.

 

For CV joint boot retainers...

• Instead of the nylon cable ties, look for the stainless ties commonly used on header wrap.  They are low profile and made with nice flat ribbons of stainless steel which do not stick up very far, not even at the locking section.
• The old school way of securing CV joint boots was to use soft iron wire about 1mm to 1.5mm in diameter.  Wrap it around the neck of the boot and twist the ends together to secure the boot.  Cut the twisted section off so it is about 6mm long.  Then turn the CV so the twisted part of the wire is pointing up.  While in that position, tap the twisted section "back" and down so it is pointed at the rear of the car.

[Spider]

Just to add to Doug's list, I have been using these now for the last few years, really happy with them, while at a quick glance they appear just another cable tie, they are not;-

 

http://www.carbuilde...e-ties-100-pack

 

You'll need to put two together though to get the length. They do have longer ones, but they are just too wide.

 

They also work well on the big end of the rack boots.

Edited by Moke Spider, 18 December 2015 - 07:28 PM.

[minidaves]

if you dont have the correct pilers a pair on pincers work on the clips

[tiger99]

Especially a blunt pair of pincers! The pair I have somewhere were blunt from new, and not much use for anything else. The sort of thing you may find in a pound shop, probably made in China, or worse. If they are not blunt enough, a quick touch with the grinder or even a file will do the trick. You ideally want something like a 1mm radius so you can be confident that you will not damage the clip.