Now that I got the boot I have a couple questions. (It is the boot that is shown on the left side of the picture below. I melted it and have to change it out.) The one I asked on the other thread but no one ever answered. Do I need to add loctite again on the threads to the bolts attaching the assembly to the front frame?

My second question is that when I burnt the seal I noticed a lubricant in there. What do I replace this with? Also is there any trick to removing the old boot. The new one has a metal sleeve on it that gets inserted into the round hole. Here's the picture again of what I'm working on. (Front wheel)

 

Any one of you mechanics know this one?

 

For the lubricant, I use brake caliper grease and apply some to the bolt that enters the bracket and also to the entrance of the hole. You don't need a lot, but enough for proper lubrication. As for the boot, it usually just pops right off. Try to take off all the rubber, and if you find those metal rings in there then use some metal wire cutters. I recommend cleaning the threads to the bolts and then applying loctite to the bolts before retightening. You don't want something like this vibrating loose/off. And if you're having problems removing the bolt, I would invest in a breaker bar. The breaker bar helps out A LOT, gives you that extra torque, and I use it to reinstall these bolts for that extra tightness.

 

Cam... Thanks for the reply. I had to go online to find out that the bolts had loctite on them the first time. I heated it and they came loose right away. I did still have to use a breaker bar and my impact driver. In fact before I heated them I busted up my universal that was needed to get the impact driver on the upper bolt.

Thanks for all of the information...

Gary

 

actually you want to put as much brake caliper lube as you can get in there. that stuff dries up like a dessert really quick. i agree whith cam to clean the threads and apply more loctite. ive seen people not tighten them alot and they come loose. tighten them much!!!!!!