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Intake boot repair

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by jchevelle70, Jan 6, 2008.

  1. jchevelle70

    jchevelle70 New Member

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    After a closer inspection of the the rubber intake boots on my 750, I noticed that the cracks on the outside do not go all the way through to the inside. I am wondering if it might be possible to repair them for now since I am on a very tight budget and can't afford new ones at this time. I was wondering if I were to coat them with some high temp. black RTV silicone if they would get me by until I can afford new ones. Has anyone here ever tried this? If so, what were the results?
     
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    Yes this works well and is one of the recommended repairs.
     
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    The RTV or Black Epoxy is the way to go.
     
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    Yes!! Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou! Wow this will save me some money and relieve some stress for now. When I first posted this question I thought I might get an answer that went something like...No! Don't do it, it's not worth it, it will only cause problems down the road. Now that I know I can fix them myself, I can get the old bike running again sooner than I thought. :D
     
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    if you can come up with a old bicycle inertube that fits tight over them, and some rtv, makes a nice looking job
     
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