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[GMCnet] 1 ton front end ALERT! [message #135983] |
Mon, 25 July 2011 14:53 |
glwgmc
Messages: 1014 Registered: June 2004
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Hi all,
It turns out the last batch of axles Manny received were assembled with the wrong outer boot. The boot is too large and will rub on the lower ball joint mounting bolt heads resulting in a torn boot sooner or later. When i installed my axles I was concerned. The boot looked to me like it rubbed. I called Manny and he said it was close but would not rub. Today I discovered the passenger side had already rubbed through at the largest bellow. I sent Manny some photos and he observed that the boot was a different size and shape than the ones on his coach. He pulled axles from this last shipment and found that indeed the wrong boots had been installed. The correct boot is a Doreman 614-003. Besides mine, it looks like about a half dozen kits went out with these wrong boots installed. Manny is chasing these down and sending the correct boots. He also is pulling all his inventory and reinstalling the correct boots. If you received a kit recently check the clearance betwe
en the boot and the ball joint bolt heads. If it looks like it will rub, call Manny to get the correct boot as a replacement. He says the axles can be removed without popping either ball joint so alignment will not be affected. Just the pain of pulling it out and replacing the boot. Glad we found the issue now and not somewhere out on the road!
Jerry
Jerry Work
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