CV boot damage - easy repair

Today I have carried out a very easy repair - wouldn't have thought so at first but, it sure surprised me.

I had a small nick in the rubber CV boot on the passenger front driveshaft, grease was escaping so I knew it would be an MOT fail.

Faced with having to undo the high torque nut and remove the driveshaft or even replace it I didn't relish the task,
so, thought I would give one of those Split boots from "Stickyboots" a try


Was much, much easier to do than I'd have ever believed and it really does stick together well - after curing for 20 minutes I had to stretch the boot onto the outer hub and it held up.

So far so good and a big thumbs up for "Stickyboots" :5bcheers2:

I tried them once years ago on a Mini (not BMW one) and found the joint glued together well but it wasn't the best fit onto the hub flange, I think in the end I glued it onto the hub to stop it popping off and it worked fine after that.