Quick mot fail help

1. DieHardGunner Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 Egham Posts: 452 RS Clio 172

   #1 7th April 2011, 08:22

   Offside front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to it's housing [2.5.C.1a]
   
   Is it broken or just come off? They quoted me £75 to fix it, shall I just book it in?
2. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #2 7th April 2011, 09:01

   Just needs a New clip on the cv boot, plus maybe some cv grease to fill the cv back up.
   
   £15 max to fix yourself
3. tomsaxo L-plater Joined: Jan 2007 Yeovil Posts: 89 2000 Saxo VTR slammed on banded steelies SOLD

   #3 7th April 2011, 09:12

   £75 is steep for a cv boot!
4. user_49133 Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Thanet/Oxford Posts: 249 Saxo VTR Mk2

   #4 7th April 2011, 10:04

   Damn!!! Deff not £75 quid man, id expect a reach around as well for that
5. sliderz Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2007 warrington Posts: 722 saxo vts turbo

   #5 7th April 2011, 10:22

   is that what garages charge now for a cv boot clip and greese , thats shocking
   greese + clip 5.00
   labour 70.00
   
   you can buy a whole new drive shaft for 45.00 of ebay
6. GRAHAM2000VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 peterborough Posts: 2861 2003 black vtr current escort van lol 2006 ford

   #6 7th April 2011, 18:20

   £75 might be for a new driveshaft fitted id check what they're actually gonna do for the £75 first
7. DieHardGunner Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 Egham Posts: 452 RS Clio 172

   #7 10th April 2011, 19:22

   Cheers for the replies guys, got a development on this one now
   
   Noticed over the last few days as im coming off the accelerator, there is a grinding noise coming from somewhere. Ive done a search and on google and ive seen this may be related to why the mot failed, is this where the noise is coming from? Seems to only happen just as I come off the pedal...
8. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #8 10th April 2011, 19:50

   could well be the source of your noise, if the gaitor has been off a while the CV joint will be goosed,hence the 75 pound quote to repair it. Also a lot of garages,ourselves included,steer clear of cheap ebay type parts as they aren't worth fitting due to the amount of returns on them, its a waste of our labour,not so bad when you're doing it yourself but working for nothing is no fun lol
9. DieHardGunner Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 Egham Posts: 452 RS Clio 172

   #9 10th April 2011, 20:01

   Yeah it sounds just like what other people have been saying, does the quote sound a bit more reasonable now? Think I best phone them tomorrow and find out what they will be repairing on it I guess.
10. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

    #10 10th April 2011, 20:02

    sounds about right if they are replacing the shaft tbh
11. s34n Newbie Joined: Sep 2008 Plymouth Posts: 27 Saxo

    #11 11th April 2011, 00:25

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mattquantrill101 Damn!!! Deff not £75 quid man, id expect a reach around as well for that

    what a fucking statement haha amazing
    
    yeah fuck that. 5 minutes rag grease metal cable tie and a trolley jack to make it easier to access. should cost you peanuts to sort and about 10 minutes