tozerman

Yep, agree 100%, the rubber boots are very close to the discs so will be affected by the heat. What I did was basically wrap all the boots with a piece of heat resistant bandage, jobs a fish.

Alistair

Yep, agree 100%, the rubber boots are very close to the discs so will be affected by the heat. What I did was basically wrap all the boots with a piece of heat resistant bandage, jobs a fish.
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Interesting - what sort of bandage did you use? I'm coming round to the idea of removing them but certainly don't want to put other components at risk.

Cheers

mikey k

That's my concern with removing mine
replacing the boots is a lot more work

Daytona-Dave

That's my concern with removing mine
replacing the boots is a lot more work
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You'll be OK if you do as Tozerman suggests

mikey k

What sort of stuff are you talking about?

tozerman

This is the sort of stuff I mean http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...omotive&sr=1-5

I'll nip into the garage and take a couple of pics while my wheels are off.

This is the rear upper,


This is the front TRE


I didn't do the front upper ball joint as that is not too close, but did all the others, 3 at the back and 2 at the front in total.

Alistair

Great - thanks for going to the effort of taking the pics :-)

Think that's decision made then - whip them off (or more likely crumble them) - and then get some of that on the go.

Did you secure the tape with the metal cable ties? Think I can maybe see one in one of the pics?

Thanks again

Alistair

tozerman

Yep, metal cable ties, cheap as anything on Amazon, be careful though them f@#kers are very sharp and can lacerate you easy.

chrispayze

Stupidly, I didn't notice the proximity of the joints to the discs when I removed the guards on mine. No issues yet, but I'll definitely put in place your suggested prevention. Heat wrap on order!

Alistair

Excellent thanks - I'll be sure and put my marigolds on ;-)