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Originally Posted by Walkenvol
So you've led us along on how to inspect behind the boots, now how much and type of grease goes back? We've all read the horror stories of folks re-booting axles. Do these boots slide right back into place? Where are the replacement bands obtained and how are they secured?
This is not up to your normal level of detail......
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Oh deary me! 0/10 - could do better!
FSM says 100g of special long term Mercedes goo per joint.
If you were to clean up your original (uncracked unsplit undamaged) boots with aerospace101 or such like you could probably put another 5 plus years (guessing!) on them.
Sliding them on and off the axle shaft like shown above is exactly what you'd do if you were rebuilding / re-booting with OE axle boots.
I reckon you could do this with the axles on the car.
Other methods of boot clip removal do exist! A bolt cutter would also work quite well (worked well on my W123 axle boot clips) - though under a car there's not so much room if you don't have a lift...
...as for the good grease - that black goo does seem to come in different qualities. The stuff fitted to MOOG tie rod joints for example seems to be of particularly poor quality to me as it doesn't stick too well to metal. I've got several large tubs of Kroon Oil black axle grease - not commonly found outside of the Benelux countries though. Pick a good brand of axle grease and it should be good enough.