Rick,
Nice to know the actual distances it can cause (Where's that "The more you know" logo?)
Replacing a boot is a slight paint, but easily doable (pain as in time consuming and messy, not hard).
Just, in case you don't know this, PLEASE DON'T USE A "quick boot" or anything of the sort (screws or the like running down the edge of the boot to seal it, allowing you to replace the boot without pulling the axle at all). They DON'T work.. they DON'T stay on..
they DO one thing, though... They leak.. terribly.
Buy a true replacement (solid) boot and do it the right way.. you may know this, but it helps future readers, either way.
Ray
