# 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee drive shaft boot blowout **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** grand-cherokee, jeep\ **Created:** [August 28, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851 "2018-08-28T02:35:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![billpurtee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@billpurtee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billpurtee)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/1 "2018-08-28T02:35:46Z")
drive shaft boot keeps blowing out after shaft is replaced. What causes this issue? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/2 "2018-08-28T03:09:32Z")
Did you burp the air out . . . ? ---
**Author:** ![billpurtee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@billpurtee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billpurtee)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/3 "2018-09-03T03:26:15Z")
No, I did not see where you could do that on this shaft. The shaft came pre assembled with the boot sealed on the shaft. Did I miss something? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/4 "2018-09-03T18:38:59Z")
> [@billpurtee](#): > > drive shaft boot keeps blowing out after shaft is replaced. What causes this issue? Do you go off-road with your Jeep? Was the vehicule ever involved in an accident? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/5 "2018-09-03T19:00:08Z")
Are you talking about the driveshaft from the transfer case to the front differential? Tester ---
**Author:** ![billpurtee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@billpurtee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billpurtee)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/6 "2018-09-06T17:14:13Z")
No off road. Only minor fender bender. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/7 "2018-09-06T17:50:33Z")
Did the shop put back the old boot?Boots usually get torn by physical impact of some sort, it is just thin rubber after all, not armor plating. Debris from the road is the most common cause, but even an automated car-wash can be the culprit. ---
**Author:** ![billpurtee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@billpurtee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billpurtee)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/8 "2018-09-07T02:22:02Z")
It literally blew out within 10 miles. Nothing came in contact. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-drive-shaft-boot-blowout/123851/9 "2018-09-07T03:40:58Z")
No experience with Jeep driveshaft boots, but the only problem I’ve ever had with CV joint boots on fwd is when I don’t clamp them correctly, or I get the boot too bunched up or stretched out during the install. Maybe it just needs improved clamping. When you try again, suggest to place witness marks exactly where you’ve got it positioned, and monitor daily to see if the placement is moving.