Hex Shaft boot

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650savag

Discussion Starter · Aug 28, 2015

Has anyone ever tried to patch the boot on the hex shaft instead of replacing it? I checked mine today and it was in pretty bad shape. It was still clamped good on both ends but there was two or three places where it was separated. I put duct tape over the splits and then took electrical tape and started at one end and wrapped it good all the way to the other end. It made a pretty neat looking fix but I don't know whether it will hold up or not. Just wondering if anyone else has tried this.

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NOVAZ27

· #2 · Aug 28, 2015

Hello. Your Duct tape remedy is a Band-Aid fix for the most part. Those boots are designed to flex just like a bellows does. The tape will flex some but the 00 grease will eventually render the glue on the tape useless. The tape will keep the dust out for a while but you had better figure on replacing the boots before next spring. Makes a nice winter project for sure. There has been a rash RER of boot failures this year on the Snapper forum. There have been several postings here on the Snapper forum on how to replace them boots. Just as many opinions on how to proceed with the repair. Good informative reads all of them.

LATER.

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NOVAZ27

· #7 · Aug 28, 2015

Hello. I purchased 2 sets of the afore mentioned boots off of Amazon a while back. Very nice price & they were delivered to my door within days of ordering them. They were the black ones to boot. OK bad joke there.

LATER.

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