Leaking cv boot

[Andy03]

Hi all, my first post. I was changing my disc's and pad's today turned into a bit of a mare and the calipers and mounts had to be swapped as well but I digress. When changing one side I noticed that the ring on the cv boot has come off and emptied its grease pretty much everywhere. assuming I can't reuse the metal band that has come off could I just repack the boot with grease and fit a large jubilee clip to retain it or would a less bodgie fix be recommended?

 

[Chrisgti6]

You may be able to reuse the old clip, depends on the condition really. Failing that a jubilee clip will be fine.

Why on earth did you have to swap the calipers?

 

[Andy03]

I'll give the jubilee clip method a go then but also try to salvage the old retaining clip, I don't fancy changing the whole boot if it isn't necessary. I had to change the calipers as the ones on there were corroded to s**t, the pistons just wouldn't move back enough to get them over the new pads, also the slide pin things on one side were seized. Thankfully I had already purchased a second set of powder coated caliper earlier in the year so I wasn't completely buggered. I'll try to post a photo of the condition of the discs they were truly shocking I've only had the car 3 months Christ knows how it got through an mot earlier this year

 

[Andy03]

 

[MonacoDan]

If the boot isn't split and the cv joint is ok then just re pack with cv grease and new boot clip/jubilee clip. Had exactly the same on mine, new grease & clip been fine ever since.

 

[Andy03]

Sweet, the boot looks ok so it'll just be a repair job.