Rubber vs Plastic CV Boot.

[dbabaluk]

My 2001 A4 1.8T Quatro came with rubber cv boots. I just got a part from the dealer (4A0-498-203-C front outer boot) and it is made of plastic. Does anyone have an opinion on rubber vs plastic?

Thanks.

[elduderino200]

Must be a soft plastic that changes shape easily.

I would have thought rubber was better but generally from the dealer is best, right?

[Turbo_B5]

its fine i run them. you can get them for $16 under the REIN brand from rock auto. They just have the audi logos grinded off.

[Mad Cow]

Pretty much every manufacturer switched to plastic boots. They last longer but are more of a pain to install. Just get a quality pair of crimping pliers because they use steel crimp rings instead of aluminum, and they require a whoole lot more force.

[maxiz1]

Pretty much every manufacturer switched to plastic boots. They last longer but are more of a pain to install. Just get a quality pair of crimping pliers because they use steel crimp rings instead of aluminum, and they require a whoole lot more force.

Those clamps are b**tch to crimp. No breaker bar is enough for the crimp plier. I ended up using the help of a spring compressor.

[Turbo_B5]

Stupid hard to clamp those ******s. Ruined my cv cause it wasn’t tight enough. Lol. If it’s clicking best to not continue running it and drifting for a week. Running a hose clamp since I refilled it. Clicks pretty good in turns now.






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