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Offline irish_ram

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MOT advisory
« on: August 29, 2015, 09:47:23 am »
Little help here if possible

So the good news is my car passed MOT this morning no problem but they stuck an advisory on there which is

Nearside outer Front constant velocity joint gaitor deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt.

He mentioned about replacing CV joint/boot but not really got a clue what he meant so looking at what I would need to resolve this and is it a garage job or easy enough DIY
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2015, 10:35:14 am »
Means the cv rubber boot is starting to crack but not leaking grease.Easy job to do if your handy with the spanners
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2015, 10:43:11 am »
Best to get cv boot replaced as soon as possible, otherwise may fail & allow dirt into cv joint requiring new joint. There's a how-to & link to video in thread below:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,98698.msg972348.html#msg972348
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2015, 11:35:40 am »
Looks straightforward enough.

Anyone got a part code for the new CV Boot
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2015, 12:39:05 pm »
« Last Edit: August 29, 2015, 01:27:38 pm by Flyingscotsman »
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2015, 11:59:50 am »
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2015, 03:18:39 pm »
Looks like it'll do the trick. :happy2:
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2015, 11:17:38 am »


Anyone tried replacing CV Boot this way without removing the ball joint so no need for Alignment afterwards?
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2015, 11:27:14 am »
I've had that problem with MKIV golf (since it slotted so would be worth doing his procedure there) but the MKV is a different set up so never worried just go the bottom ball joint route.
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2015, 11:30:14 am »
Quote from: doylebros on September 20, 2015, 11:27:14 am
I've had that problem with MKIV golf (since it slotted so would be worth doing his procedure there) but the MKV is a different set up so never worried just go the bottom ball joint route.

Ah okay but does that mean no alignment is needed going the ball joint route on the MKV
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2015, 11:33:26 am »
I've never needed to do the tracking after a cv joint bootie on a MkV but always have had too on a MKIV! :happy2:
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Re: MOT advisory
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2015, 01:47:43 pm »
The first time i changed a boot it was running fine but went for an alignment anyway and they f*cked it up and had to go back 4 times.

The last two times i changed a boot i did not have an alignment. 
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