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Fiat 126 Chat => Fiat 126 Mechanical Problem Solving => Topic started by: GTMaster on May 29, 2011, 07:28:59 PM
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Hi,
Since repairing the gearbox i've just fitted the THIRD pair of half axle rubber boots in this short time. I once read in a post somewhere that it's important to be careful when sliding it on the half axle. I already knew that (sanded off the rust and dirt, cleaned it etc.) but i found a new way of making sure the seal in the rubber boot doesn't get damaged at all (though the left hand one i changed cracked open so it wasn't a faulty seal :(). What i did was use cling wrap (that plastic stuff, a.k.a. glad wrap). I used a small amount and wrapped the half axle up with it. Then i smeared some gearbox oil onto it and on slid the half axle rubber boot! This way it doesn't rub on the metal at all. Fingers crossed now. Unfotunately some rubber based parts for the 126 is rubbish these days... I thought this info might be helpful so someone who's also had problems with fitting half axle rubber boots.
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