ok this is my next worry now i have replacement clamp for the inner smaller end of the outer cv boot please see pic....if the below statement i found onlilne does apply how on earth do i clean the inner circumference of the cv boot ie the portion the actual clip clamps on? and do so without removing cv boot etc


"If stock clamps are not getting the job done, there's almost always one of two things going on. Either the boot and the band are not lined up to and seated in the grooves in the axle, or there's grease on the axle or boot where the clamp goes. If you've got grease under it, it's never gonna stay. Keep it surgically clean when you put it together, and the stock type bands"

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E53 X5 3.0d SUV prod.date 11/2004 eng.variant M57N Europe Right hand drive N