Front Driveshaft Boot Temp Fix

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Is there a good way to temporarily fix the boot for a front driveshaft? The exhaust is way too close to the boot and has eaten up 2 so far, but I am headed to a trip to the sand dunes on Thursday and want a quick temp fix before I can do a permanent fix with notching out the exhaust pipe for clearance. Or can I just run it open for the trip without too much worry?

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Run it open...I think the general consensus on these forums is rubber boots on driveshafts (and shocks) hold moisture and debris and hide issues. That and folks rub them off on rocks quickly.

And if the shaft is rubbing the exhaust just bash it in. If you want more elegant heat it up with a torch. Engine Masters did some testing and found bashing exhaust didn't cause any performance issues.

-Mac
 
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Thanks for the responses, ill just leave it open and clean off any excess grease just to avoid the small but still potential fire hazard.
 
macleanflood said:
I can light anything on fire. He'll be fine.

-Mac
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Ive caught my self on fire with a riding mower before. Granted I had to start it with starting fluid all the time so I drilled a hole in the airbox and got sloppy with the starting fluid one time and it was all over the airbox and the seat and it back fired and the seat started getting warm all of the sudden.
 
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Also, before you go smashing your downpipe all to hell...Loosen the bolts holding it to the manifold and shove it away from the Driveshaft. I've had my U-joint touch off on the pipe under suspension compression before. All it took was moving the exhaust and tightening it back up in the new position.
 
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Mike_H said:
Also, before you go smashing your downpipe all to hell...Loosen the bolts holding it to the manifold and shove it away from the Driveshaft. I've had my U-joint touch off on the pipe under suspension compression before. All it took was moving the exhaust and tightening it back up in the new position.
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Little harder with a V8 since the Y pipe connects both banks and is fairly rigid.
 
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