Booted or Un-booted seal?
11-10-2011, 05:51 PM
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Booted or Un-booted seal?
Alright so the tail housing seal is leaking on my tranny and i was looking for the seal and theres two different ones, one is booted and the other is non-booted. Whats the differnce. And if anyone could get me a part number or something that would help.
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11-13-2011, 08:20 AM
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Booted is for 1 piece drive shafts. Non-booted is for 2 piece shafts.
Do not use a booted seal on a 2 piece shaft. It will rip the boot right off and has a potential to spin the seal in the housing.
The boot is to keep dirt, grease, and grime off the yoke because on 1 piece shafts, the travel is at the yoke. On 2 piece shafts the travel is in the shaft itself, so there is no need for a boot. The yoke is basically stationary.
Do not use a booted seal on a 2 piece shaft. It will rip the boot right off and has a potential to spin the seal in the housing.
The boot is to keep dirt, grease, and grime off the yoke because on 1 piece shafts, the travel is at the yoke. On 2 piece shafts the travel is in the shaft itself, so there is no need for a boot. The yoke is basically stationary.
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