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Dust boot is giving me fits 200

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posted by  bulletproof on  Sat Dec 8 17:49 CST 2012
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I'm mating the two driveshaft sections.

The old dust boot was torn up beyond use. Might as well not use one at all as continue to use it.

So I bought a new boot. Genuine Volvo OE part # 1206097.

The small diameter opening goes toward the rear and must therefore go over the splines first.

And I cannot get it started on. It is a really tight fit.

I need to buy or fashion something to expand the boot. The new boot, while more pliable than the old one, is still pretty resistant to stretching.

Maybe if I had three hands. That may be the answer. I'll have to recruit some help.

This was going to be easy, or so I thought. At the moment I would rather be doing another blower motor replacement than trying to install this thing. It is a bitch from hell.

Any suggestions?


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'80 DL 2 door, '89 DL Wagon






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