Pissed...anyone have this issue?

[scottg918514]

Noticed the other week a tear in boot of the driver's side cv axle boot. These are pretty inexpensive and easy to installed, so ordered one from Rockauto.

I put in on yesterday and took a drive (see pic). The band clamp one outer boot came right off. Grease everywhere.

This might not be a defective part issue, although I'm returning and ordering form a local parts store. The band clamps are the pinch type, while the OEM clamp has no pinch. I think the pinch might have hit the bolt on lower control arm and got knocked off.

Anyone with a NNBS, have this issue?

 

[NathanJax]

So you just replaced the boot and not the whole CV axle?

I've never replaced the boot. Anytime I've seen a tear, it was about time to get new CV's so I just did the whole thing...

 

[Blazed]

That same thing happened to me all over my white wheel it was HORRIBLE

 

[scottg918514]

So you just replaced the boot and not the whole CV axle?

I've never replaced the boot. Anytime I've seen a tear, it was about time to get new CV's so I just did the whole thing...

Replaced whole axle, boots, clamps, grease factory installed, just take old one out, put in new one.

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That same thing happened to me all over my white wheel it was HORRIBLE

Aftermarket axle, or original?

 

[Blazed]

Original but it got snagged on the UCA bolt

 

[quattrotman]

How is it not a defective part issue? You do something to it on install? I had one rip, ordered from rockauto too. No probs. Those pinch clamps will do the job just fine. Maybe it wasn't seated right...the ones they sell are rebuilds no?

 

[scottg918514]

How is it not a defective part issue? You do something to it on install? I had one rip, ordered from rockauto too. No probs. Those pinch clamps will do the job just fine. Maybe it wasn't seated right...the ones they sell are rebuilds no?

I think it is new part. I guess a defective design for Yukon. When I take it off tomorrow I'll try to confirm if the pinch in the clamp hit something, or if it was just clamped poorly.

 

[scottg918514]

Pic of the freshly installed, then removed cv axle. What a mess! Put another new one one today, got from a local Napa. A rebuilt unit and the outer band has a pinch also, but after install, I don't see any clearance issues. The Cardone axle from RockAuto just had a loose band, I guess.

Getting a refund from Rockauto.