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Originally Posted by ants_oz
The grease will leech between the boot and the driveshaft over time. It's just one of those things you need to learn to live with. Some vehicles will never weep, other driveshafts will weep constantly no matter what you try.
Remember that the purpose of the boots is to keep dirt (etc) out of the CV joint, not to keep the grease in.
I'd probably use some degreaser applied to a rag and wiped over the surface before installing the clamp.
After replacing hundreds upon hundreds of these things over the years (I'm a qualified mechanic), it's my observation that both clamps and zip ties work equally well. If using zip ties, use 2 and install them with the "ratchet" on opposite sides of the shaft. Not for balance - the only real "loose point" in the tie is immediately under the ratchet. Offset them to prevent dust ingress.
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a big thanks to all who replied, so no acetone, use some degreaser.
.. ants oz does this method using 2 ties rather than 1 apply even if an am clamping the small boot end that has a diameter of 35mm ? won't having 2 areas that are more 'vulnerable' to leak ie inder the tie head/ratchet, be worse than using one zip tie that will only have one such area of weakness, again thanks for the reply and waitng for the petrol station to open so i go and install the metal clamp if i can , all i know is that the other cv boot ends that are clamped do not shift an inch left or right so i guess easy to know i have done it correctly....again thanks ants oz for enightening a minnow like myself, appreciate feedback from anyone including a man of experience...cheers fella