So excited that I worked on it in the semi-dark (with a light) after work yesterday. Put on the front wheels and dropped front to the ground. Put on rear wheels and jacked up car high enough so that I could put ramps under the wheels. So now the car is resting on elevated rear wheels so the axles aren't hanging down anymore (which I think is a prerequisite to installing the boot). Tonight I'll crawl around and start seeing how much room I have for installing the boot, staples, and clamps... I doubt I will actually start installing it but I'll clean up whatever grime is in the area.

I'm debating on whose instructions to follow. MB says no glue, seam facing the rear. And MB says it's OK for it to seep a little. Seems like it would seep much less if the seam were higher and/or adhesive were used along the boot joint. So I'm not decided on that. As for adhesive for the boot to the differential and axle, that seems wrong - it would be like gluing a hose before using a hose clamp. So I'm not going to glue that.

Any additional opinions re: adhesive and seam direction are welcome.