This weekend I replaced the broken oil dipstick tube on the Mountaineer, (what a nightmare) and while I was at it, I changed oil and rotated tires. Part of my OCI/rotation routine is the lube the front upper balljoints. I replaced the OEM ones a year or so ago with Moog units as the old ones had dry rotted boots.
I can't believe I did this because when I installed them I overfilled them with grease and popped the boots off. Usually at the OCI I pump 1 - 2 strokes of grease in and leave them alone. For some reason, this time I elected to put 4 - 5 in. The next day we went on a road trip and I checked them for some reason and saw that both boots had popped off and there are globs of grease had escaped.
Anyone have experience reinstalling boots that had been overfilled and popped off? If I'm not mistaken the top of the boot has a spring/snap ring that holds it in place. I think I may be able to sort of squeeze the excess grease out and get everything back in place but I'm not sure.
I can't believe I did this because when I installed them I overfilled them with grease and popped the boots off. Usually at the OCI I pump 1 - 2 strokes of grease in and leave them alone. For some reason, this time I elected to put 4 - 5 in. The next day we went on a road trip and I checked them for some reason and saw that both boots had popped off and there are globs of grease had escaped.
Anyone have experience reinstalling boots that had been overfilled and popped off? If I'm not mistaken the top of the boot has a spring/snap ring that holds it in place. I think I may be able to sort of squeeze the excess grease out and get everything back in place but I'm not sure.