Re: CV Boots & Delco Alternator replacement

["basfe25" <dmcman73@xxxx>]

Those split boots arn't worth anything. They are really only for 
a "temporary" fix, not a permanent one. Regular boots cannot be cut 
and sealed again, the split ones are designed to snap together.

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, doctorDHD@xxxx wrote:
> Does anyone know if there is a replacement for the outer CV Boot?
> 
> I would prefer a split boot so I don't have to disassemble the 
whole thing.
> 
> Can a regular boot be "split" and sealed with something?
> 
> 
> I have replace my alternator with the Delco 7157 and it works 
great 
> electrically but somehow the belt seems a bit out of alignment and 
I see alot 
> of "powdered belt" on the adjusting bracket. I suspect the belt 
will fail 
> soon. Has anyone experienced this. Does anyone have a solution?
> 
> Thanks
> Dave
> 6530
> 
> 
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