Wouldn't grease attract dirt, which would grind away at the rubber? I think
the best maintenance would be to keep the boots clean with a mild soapy
wash.
Dave

"John D." <jcdech@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I use "Sil-Glyde" silicone grease from American Grease Cartridge Co.
> (AGC)...smear some all over the boots, brake hoses and even the rubber
> muffler hangers. Good for rubber parts. Sil-Glyde is also used in
> brake work.
>
> http://agscompany.com/productFS/lubes/sl29.html
>
> It's in a small red/white/blue tube (the item numbered "SG-2" on the
> left in the product images on the above website).
>
> Unfortunately, it seems to be hard to find. The company says NAPA
> carries it but didn't see it there...maybe it's under NAPA's brand. I
> say that because if you go here:
>
> http://www.panteraplace.com/page153.htm
>
> ...and scroll down a ways, it says:
>
> "The O rings can be damaged when slipping them over the piston and
> into the grooves so I used NAPA Sil-Glyde brake assembly lubricant
> lightly on the O rings and piston to make the O rings easer to slide
> onto the piston."
>
> Here's another website that mentions Sil-Glyde:
>
> http://www.icca.invensys.com/uniline/h/h18.pdf
>
> Pep Boys USED to carry it. Didn;t see it at AutoZone.
>
> Sil-Glyde is good stuff for CVJ boots...I pout it on all four of mine
> as soon as I got the car, and any other rubber boots/cable covers I
> saw. It'd be good for the air intake rubber, too.
>
> If you can't find Sil-Glyde itself, some different brand but similar
> silicone-based grease for rubber should be fine.
>
> I buy tubes of it whenever I find some.
>
> Good luck,
>
> John D.
>
>
>
>
> "'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco_@_interbaun.com> wrote in message
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> > Are any of the ArmorAll or Black Again sprays suitable for keeping the
> > CV boots clean and 'refreshed' so they don't get dried out?
> >
> > If a boot could be made to last a year or two longer, what would you
> > recommend / condemn ? ?
> >
> > 'Curly'