Should a ball joint grease boot be permanently attached to the ball joint?
The manufacturers say the advantage of a permanently attached grease boot is that is will keep contaminants out better. The disadvantage to the permanently attached grease boot (from my experience this week) is that the boot can pop off when filling it full of grease and there's no way to put it back on because it comes from the factory pressed on. With the regular traditional grease boot that just sits on there, you can easily put it back on if it falls off for any reason, but it won't keep contaminants out as well as the permanently attached grease boot will. Which type is your preference?
The manufacturers say the advantage of a permanently attached grease boot is that is will keep contaminants out better. The disadvantage to the permanently attached grease boot (from my experience this week) is that the boot can pop off when filling it full of grease and there's no way to put it back on because it comes from the factory pressed on. With the regular traditional grease boot that just sits on there, you can easily put it back on if it falls off for any reason, but it won't keep contaminants out as well as the permanently attached grease boot will. Which type is your preference?