Can I Repair The Boot On A Ball Joint
- curls00 [OP]
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- Jul 13, 2006
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I put a nick in a ball joint boot. Can I repair the boot?
While irresolute the wheel bearing of my mother-in-law'due south Mazda3, I put a very small nick/hole in the lower ball articulation boot. It'southward about 2mm large -- information technology's quite small. Some grease came out of the hole but not a lot. I'd say most i" long worth out of that tiny hole.
Anyhow, this particular ball articulation is but available as a total lower control arm assembly for $170+. Since the balljoint is still good and there's still lots of grease in it, I was thinking of repairing the boot. Would I be able to utilize contact cement and a patch of appropriate size to prevent whatever water or dirt from entering, or grease from exiting the articulation? What about using But contact cement, gooped-on adequately thick, to cocky-seal the hole to itself? I was thinking of something similar the product "Goo" merely and so realized that safe boots call for contact cement, which I take handy.
Any opinions hither?
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- skidz88
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- May 16, 2006
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You tin can try your cement solution. Only I have a hard buying the fact that your cars balljoint only comes as a whole control arm assembly. Contact Carquest and encounter if they tin become you 1, shouldn't price more than $70. Of class if you did this then you'd demand to accept a shop press out the sometime ball joint and printing in the new one, or maybe you can rent a press kit from PA or CT.
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- l69norm
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- Jun 12, 2007
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curls00 wrote: ↑....What about using JUST contact cement, gooped-on fairly thick, to self-seal the hole to itself? I was thinking of something similar the product "Goo" but and so realized that rubber boots call for contact cement, which I take handy.Whatever opinions here?
Don't recall this will work. Try making a patch from a piece of soft safety like part of an old bicycle tire tube.
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- curls00 [OP]
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- Jul xiii, 2006
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skidz88 wrote: ↑You can effort your cement solution. But I take a difficult buying the fact that your cars balljoint merely comes as a whole control arm assembly. Contact Carquest and come across if they tin get y'all one, shouldn't price more than $70. Of course if you did this so you'd need to have a store press out the one-time ball joint and printing in the new one, or peradventure y'all tin hire a press kit from PA or CT.
I tried 6 different sources, and my contact at Mazda parts. It's a complete control arm, no other option.
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- scrim
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- Oct 24, 2006
- 68 posts
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use a tire patch kit, it will come with the proper rubber cement and patch...merely cutting it down.... or if its as well thick apply a bike tube repair kit....
should work well as long every bit the area is cleaned upwards before applying.
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- kmltick
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- Oct 15, 2002
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Rockauto carries the lower control arm for around $75 USD just and so yous would need to get it shipped.
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