ok guys a bit of help from someone here,
on my summit axle drive shafts, one of the boots has split, so i thought ok, get some more and replace, fair enough.
now i have the exploded view as well, but i really don't get this.
the shaft is on a spline...fine,,but it doesn't slide up and down, not even a bit, so no use having a spline, also the boot seems useless, as no dirt or water can get in it anyway as its so tight. and even if it did, there are no moving parts in it, and the dirt/water cannot go into anything that isn't protected anyway, its basically a tube.
looking at the diagram, what looks like a screw to separate the two halves, in fact isn't its just a rubber grommet, so it does seem they are not only one piece, but even if they are not, the boot is pretty useless.
anyone done or seen these before?
update,lol, ok ok they are 2 piece, brute force moves them, but still no need for the boots really