patching tie rod boot slits?

hcoles · 09-24-2008, 04:53 AM

at the risk of seeming cheap...
anyone been successful at patching cuts in e.g. tie rod boots?
maybe something like clean with alcohol and apply liquid electrical tape or a layer of RTV... or even suture.

sorry for this... my 911 is fine - for BMW 540

Fritz Peyerl · 09-24-2008, 05:46 AM

I used some black 3M weather strip glue and applied a few layers

hcoles · 09-24-2008, 05:49 AM

good, thanks - I think I have some of that.. or can get it easily. As I remember that stuff is very sticky and then dries to a semi-flexible state.. sounds like it would work.

mthomas58 · 09-24-2008, 06:05 AM

Check out this stuff......self fusing silicon tape

http://www.rescuetape.com/?gclid=CLOevIbM9JUCFQGbnAodNStJhg

cgarr · cgarr's Garage

Check out some local garages, we always have good used boots setting around off old tie rods.

mikeatfhc · 09-24-2008, 07:29 AM

I've got a good used set of boots from my SC after my turbo tie-rod upgrade. Standard boots - not turbo. You can have them for shipping costs.

JFairman · 09-24-2008, 08:09 AM

If you measure them you could probably get some new ones for a BMW that will work from this place.
There are other ones on this site too.
http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exec/product_id/678/category_id/56/search_year/1990/search_model/47

hcoles · 09-24-2008, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFairman

If you measure them you could probably get some new ones for a BMW that will work from this place.
There are other ones on this site too.
http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exec/product_id/678/category_id/56/search_year/1990/search_model/47

thanks I'll take a look...

Eagledriver · 09-24-2008, 06:45 PM

I have a split one also. It's not the cost of the part but the effort to replace that is holding me up. These can be a b.... to break loose even with the proper tools.

-Andy

hcoles · 09-24-2008, 06:49 PM

JFairman - that looks like the ticket... great find - I just need to figure out the method + tool to get them loose.

hcoles · 09-24-2008, 07:39 PM

JFairman - I just ordered dust boots to have for my 540 and 328.. it seems the boots fit both cars - order some for control arms and some for tie rods... we'll see how they fit. Comes with grease. Wonderful if these work... saves hundreds of $$$ and e.g. tie rods saves new alignment.. which I just got completed. I have two damaged boots on the 540.. and if I look I probably have one or more on the 328. Thanks.

hcoles · 09-25-2008, 04:49 AM

Oh and thanks everyone for offers of boots.
It looks like the boots from BPMDesign could fit a number of applications.
I'll try to remember to send out dimensions when I get them.

I went to the website for the tape mentioned above www.rescuetape.com and it looks like it sticks very well to itself but not to anything else. A good thing to have around but maybe not real good for this issue.

-h