Boots on drive shafts

#11

In article <esno1002o3e (AT) news3 (DOT) newsguy.com>,
"nobody >" <invalid (AT) email (DOT) death.by.spam> wrote:

Quote:

Al wrote:
Why is it that vehicles like Subaru need boots for their drive shafts.
My 4WD '91 Jeep doesn't and has no problems. My turn radius on my Jeep
is even better than that of my wife's Outback. What's the explanation?

Al

You know that weird jerking of the steering wheel when you put in 4WD on
pavement? Subies don't do that. Those boots cover (and keep lubricated)
far more sophisticated constant-velocity joints on those driveshafts
under the Subie.

I guess it depends on the Jeep model. Mine doesn't jerk!

Quote:

Turning radius is a function of wheelbase. Is your yeep a CJ/TJ/YJ? If
so, it's a hell of a lot shorter than the Outback.

Mine is the '91 Laredo, whatever that is in CJ/TJ/YJ.

Al

#12

On Mar 8, 9:58 am, Al <no.s... (AT) wanted (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

In article <esno1002... (AT) news3 (DOT) newsguy.com>,
"nobody >" <inva... (AT) email (DOT) death.by.spam> wrote:

Al wrote:
Why is it that vehicles like Subaru need boots for their drive shafts.
My 4WD '91 Jeep doesn't and has no problems. My turn radius on my Jeep
is even better than that of my wife's Outback. What's the explanation?

Al

You know that weird jerking of the steering wheel when you put in 4WD on
pavement? Subies don't do that. Those boots cover (and keep lubricated)
far more sophisticated constant-velocity joints on those driveshafts
under the Subie.

I guess it depends on the Jeep model. Mine doesn't jerk!

Turning radius is a function of wheelbase. Is your yeep a CJ/TJ/YJ? If
so, it's a hell of a lot shorter than the Outback.

Mine is the '91 Laredo, whatever that is in CJ/TJ/YJ.

Al

I have a 2001 legacy outback wagon. It does have issues with its front
CV boots. The passenger side CV boot sits right on top of the exhaust.
It cracked at 60K miles. According to the dealer, it is a common
failure due to the heat from the exhaust. I just replaced the boot on
the steering shaft at ~90K miles. The turning radius of subaru is
horrific. My honda Odyssey can turn tighter than the outback.

Regards

#13

In article <esno1002o3e (AT) news3 (DOT) newsguy.com>,
"nobody >" <invalid (AT) email (DOT) death.by.spam> wrote:

Quote:

Al wrote:
Why is it that vehicles like Subaru need boots for their drive shafts.
My 4WD '91 Jeep doesn't and has no problems. My turn radius on my Jeep
is even better than that of my wife's Outback. What's the explanation?

Al

You know that weird jerking of the steering wheel when you put in 4WD on
pavement? Subies don't do that. Those boots cover (and keep lubricated)
far more sophisticated constant-velocity joints on those driveshafts
under the Subie.

Turning radius is a function of wheelbase. Is your yeep a CJ/TJ/YJ? If
so, it's a hell of a lot shorter than the Outback.

Not really, the wheelbase on the Jeep is about 104 inches and on the
Outback it is about 102 inches. That's less than a 2% difference. So
that should not really have such a big effect on turn radius.

Al

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