Anyone ever use these boots?

[FreightTrain]

this is a wierd one......Never seen these before.Anyone ever use them on their deuce?


AXLE BOOT Solid(Silicone) 2.5 TON ROCKWELL AXLES NEW :eBay Motors (item 360164215748 end time Jul-20-09 05:03:04 PDT)

 

[Jeeperjoe]

i did just read a post about these somewhere on here and the guy said they were good....

 

[cranetruck]

Kenny (Recovry4x4) has'm....

 

[Jeeperjoe]

Kenny (Recovry4x4) has'm....

thats who i read a post from...

 

[Recovry4x4]

Mike (OD Iron) dropped off a pair the other day. I compared them to a pair of the 1 piece rubber boots I have and these seem superior. I have not installed them yet so I can comment on fit or wear. If they do like other comparable silicone items, they should be much better than anything on the market. Mike forgot to list them when he got them but said he will list them Monday. Since most days he forgets where he lives, I'll remind him.

 

[drgreg]

Do they come in GREEN?

 

[gringeltaube]

.......... Since most days he forgets where he lives, I'll remind him.

......or should we take it literally......?

 

[badgmc56]

I will buy a pair if they LAST! Just put a pair of zippered ones on a couple of months ago and they a starting to tear at the folds already. The ones I put on fit great but the rubber just didn't look like they would have a long life. Anyone know where to get a good set of zippered ones that will last?

 

[poof]

I installed a zipper boot and the rubber disintegrated.. in 4 months..
Total unexpected CRAP.
so my hopes is these new boots. I will wait for a road test report on these new ones..

 

[FreightTrain]

yea,You do NOT want to have to replace solid boots.Real PITA since EVERYTHING has got to come off the axle.....

 

[clinto]

It really is ridiculous that no one makes a good zippered boot.

 

[tm america]

yes it is i put new zipped boots one didnt make two months.i wouldnt mind trying the solid boots but i would need to know they are better before i go through the wor to put em on.not sure if i'm ripping them when off road or they just ripped from being not plyable enough.mine have rips on the bottom and near the top so i think they just desintigratedi am also gonna put some boot guards on there like the ons usa 6x6 has but i'm gonna make my own since they charge way to much for them.

 

[tm america]

maybe someone should make some out of the same material as a shark suit metal mesh covered with neaprene or something more durable than rubber

 

[cranetruck]

I'd like to know which zippered boots tear up so quickly. Got four of them from Memphis and they seem okay, has that good rubber smell and has the mil p/n in relief 8376530.
The 8x8 requires 4 ea, so I'm hoping they'll last....

 

[tm america]

i got mine from sam winer they were nos .not sure how old they were

 

[clinto]

I'd like to know which zippered boots tear up so quickly. Got four of them from Memphis and they seem okay, has that good rubber smell and has the mil p/n in relief 8376530.
The 8x8 requires 4 ea, so I'm hoping they'll last....

Saturn.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/93146-post29.html

 

[FreightTrain]

I remember it being said the ones at ODiron(both zipper and solids) are new production not 30 year old warehouse finds like most of the big dealers.

 

[AceHigh]

Do they come in GREEN?

No! You can get red, yellow or blue. Found these for $29 each

Front Axle Boot, Silicone Rubber (no zipper) All M35 Series 2.5 Ton Trucks, 8376530S

 

[Recovry4x4]

What would the advantage to a zipper boot be? If a boot is compromised enough to require replacement, shouldn't that entire knuckle assy be stripped down for maintenance? I understand the need for a field repair by the military in the theater of war but for us recreational collectors and restorers, we can do maintenance. Green would be a cool color.

 

[drgreg]

If one of our esteemed MV parts suppliers would ask the Mfg to make green, they just may. The Mfg is making red, blue and yellow for the color loving mud junkies, but these would look like crap on a MV. It does not take a rocket surgeon to color silicone.