Dirt in differential boot

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JimmyC
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Dirt in differential boot

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I found one of the boots where the differential housing and axle housing come together incorrectly installed. There was water and dirt/mud inside the boot. I removed the boot and cleaned itandcleaned the area it protects, but did pull off the retaining ring and seals underneath to lean there.

I am wondering what. Normal practice is for cleaning when a boot fails - just cleaning what you can get to like I did or further digging in.
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Re: Dirt in differential boot

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Hello Jim
I did not see any response to this post
Found the same thing today on mine, just peeled the old one off and wanted to know what you did before replacing the boot
if you have any suggestions, since your last post on the topic , I would appreciate any help
thanks
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Re: Dirt in differential boot

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Put a new one on, have a beer, and relax. I'm more concerned about finding fluid within the boot, then dust and dirt.

another tip - buy new boots from major vendors. The ebay versions are very poor quality.
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Re: Dirt in differential boot

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I cleaned everything I could get to without pulling the actual seal. So far no problems.
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