I would clean the outside of the boot around the cracked area aqs best as possible and put a piece of duct tape or something on it. If you're only talking about days (as opposed to weeks) until replacement, nothing catastrophic is going to happen unless you're out "off-roading" with it every day.
Just my $0.02. Dan --- On Fri, 3/12/10, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> > Subject: [MBZ] Saving CV joints > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 3:33 PM > If I have a CV joint with a boot that > has just started to crack---the > joint presumably is still good, as there's still a lot of > grease > inside the boot and the joint isn't making any funny > noises---what is > the best way to protect the joint if the car must be driven > before the > new boot arrives? I'm thinking of wrapping a scrap of > heavy plastic > painter's tarp around the cracked boot and fastening at > both ends with > zip ties. Thoughts? > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
