Split Gaiters
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:47 pm
It was November last year that I first posted about replacing the gaiters. I bought 4 new gaiter kits. I have recently begun to have a go at fitting them. Not doing to well at present, so maybe someone has some tips. At first I tried silicone mastic on all joint surfaces. I also used slightly longer bolts because I found it difficult to engage the nuts whilst forcing the clip ends together.
A long morning at that resulted in the inner clip slipping off the diff casing flange every time the clip got tight. I cleaned and removed all traces of silicone and tried several times again. No joy, same thing happened. First photo shows the clip on the nut side slid off the flange. The top part of the clip is neatly snug on the rubber over the groove as it should be. If you do not tighten fully , then the clip ends do not meet the rubber joint flange and you can just push the gaiter off the diff side.
Today I spent most of the day trying again with the joint up, down ,sideways. Tried on front, rear, left and right axles. Every time you get to a point where the clip is tight, it slips off the rubber and over the edge of the groove/flange the rubber should sit in. I got out the old gaiters, they are softer, thinner rubber. Please see photos and any suggestions welcome. Jeff.
A long morning at that resulted in the inner clip slipping off the diff casing flange every time the clip got tight. I cleaned and removed all traces of silicone and tried several times again. No joy, same thing happened. First photo shows the clip on the nut side slid off the flange. The top part of the clip is neatly snug on the rubber over the groove as it should be. If you do not tighten fully , then the clip ends do not meet the rubber joint flange and you can just push the gaiter off the diff side.
Today I spent most of the day trying again with the joint up, down ,sideways. Tried on front, rear, left and right axles. Every time you get to a point where the clip is tight, it slips off the rubber and over the edge of the groove/flange the rubber should sit in. I got out the old gaiters, they are softer, thinner rubber. Please see photos and any suggestions welcome. Jeff.