Thread: Another CV Boot blowout! Yeah me!!

Originally Posted by MnRedGP

By the way nice picture of where the ABS bracket is and how the wire gets to it. Seems like a bad design. Has anyone tried to Glue the ABS wire with something like RTV , epoxy, or even JB weld to the inside of the mount do it can't make contact with the CV shaft. I suspect it can get pretty beat up in icy situations. I would have tried it with mine if it were warmer so the glue would set up. Seems odd they are design to just lay in there stretched up to the bracket . Nice job getting it back on the road.

Hiya MnRedGP,

I tried understanding your quote above, but I have to beg to differ about with your idea.

I am not quite sure where in the "mount" you are referring to place the ABS coupler, but the line leading from the hub to the ABS coupler is only about 3" long. There is not a lot of play to move it anywhere else on the wheel or strut mount assembly. Where the metal bracket is located it is up and away from the CV Boot, its unfortuately in direct line of fire if the CV boot blows out, like mine did. I just cleaned up the grease and reconnected it without issues.

I personally wouldn't recommend using epoxy or RTV to mount the coupler anywhere else, but where it is.