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jenk

jenk

Feb 20, 2005
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Telford ay it...
Noticed my car was over due an MOT today :doh: and i have had a nasty noise coming from the front when i try to wind the coilovers down. Had a quick gander and found the driveshaft gaiter (i think its called that) has split :cry:

How much do you think this will cost at a garage?? heres a pic
buggereddriveshaftgatter.jpg


plus this rubber thing (in red) on the shaft seems to have been rubbing on the inner arch (in blue)
thingrubingoffshaft.jpg


Any coments or sympathy are greatly welcomed :(

Cheers
 
m0rk

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that's because your car is too low. the CV angle is way too steep, and that's why it's worn.

costings coming up....
 
m0rk

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43.50 for the inner LH CV kit from GSF

maybe 2hrs labour?

and you'll need alignment once you raise the car up
 
jenk

jenk

Feb 20, 2005
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Telford ay it...
cheers for that mate, hopefully i can get it done tomorow.

Its ran on a gmax suspension kit for the past 2 years. When i fitted the coilovers they were wound down then taken strait back up again due to the noise it was creating, now running at the same hight as before (on gmax). The rubber does look perished so was probably due a new one.

Think my plan for 15"s mite be out of the window
 

slipper

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My CV boot has gone exactly the same as yours, and my car runs on standard suspension so I think they just perish over time. I looked at the Haynes Destruction manual and it looks a bit fiddly to do myself needing some special tool I think, but I haven't got a quote from a garage yet.

MoRK - looking on GSF the £42.50 is for the CV joint kit isn't it? Only £9.60 for just the boot kit...

The extra rubber do-nut on the drive shaft is a balancing weight because the LH shaft is shorter than the RH one (or the other way around?!?)
 
m0rk

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yes, boots are cheaper, but since it's been exposed to the elements for a period of time it's safer to replace now, than when it breaks
 
jenk

jenk

Feb 20, 2005
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Telford ay it...
Dude at the garage said £35 to £40 for the part and it wont take him long to do, but he wants to set all my geometry up due to the new collies.

Hope nothing else is wrong because iv just been made redundant :cry:
 

Mckellar

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my tyres rub off that stupid inner arch too :(
no other problems have occured and no noises except buffing and scrubbing ONLY when i turn left...:shrug:

going in tomorrow for new tyres balancing and tracking all being done to improve it, i pray to god i dont need to wind my coilovers up as i love it at the height its at.
 
jenk

jenk

Feb 20, 2005
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Telford ay it...
Mines sorted now :D

Still got the noise when turning hard left, im pretty sure its that balancing weight so i need to have a think about what to do. Theres still lots of thread left on those collies ;)
 
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