cv joint under warranty

mattyprice4004

red_eye wrote: »

how many miles of ribs rubbing ageist each other, flexing with suspension and steering movements, centrifugal forces and heat can a rubber cv boot take?

Well the first did 6 years and probably 40k+

My car is one 118k and is a 1996 Rover 400, both gaiters original but starting to crack.

Not even a year is madness!

EdGasket

It must be a very poor quality boot to have failed in less than a year. Did they use a cheap 'split' boot that can be fitted in 5 minutes instead of a proper one that requires driveshaft removal? My CV boots on my two Hyundai's have lasted 145K miles and twelve years. I have now replaced 3 of the 4 with stretch boots that are about £3 from eBay and reduce the amount of labour necessary and they are going fine; the oldest has now been on for about 3 years.

red_eye

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

Well the first did 6 years and probably 40k+

My car is one 118k and is a 1996 Rover 400, both gaiters original but starting to crack.

Not even a year is madness!

its one of those "how long is a piece of string"

mikey72

mcjordi wrote: »

£120 FOR A BOOT they saw you coming...

boots are about a tenner plus an hours labour so no more than £40/50 so you are paying for it anyway even with a discount..

Last ball joint I paid to have replaced took 4 hours to split the joint.

mattyprice4004

red_eye wrote: »

its one of those "how long is a piece of string"

But still, surely you must agree under a year is madness.

It's under the same basic strain no matter what car it's fitted to, yes if you turn more sharp corners on a daily drive you'll rub the ribs together more meaning quicker expiry. But overall we should be talking many years, my car was from inner city Birmingham with all of its roundabouts and they're still OK.

It's just a case of a really poor boot IMO

mchale

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

It should still last more than 11 and a half months.

Not if the car has been driven over something and it's wrapped round the driveshaft and torn the cv boot.

Wayne3765

EdGasket wrote: »

It must be a very poor quality boot to have failed in less than a year. Did they use a cheap 'split' boot that can be fitted in 5 minutes instead of a proper one that requires driveshaft removal? My CV boots on my two Hyundai's have lasted 145K miles and twelve years. I have now replaced 3 of the 4 with stretch boots that are about £3 from eBay and reduce the amount of labour necessary and they are going fine; the oldest has now been on for about 3 years.

That was the first thing that I thought when I read the OP , the split / glue joint boots can sometimes be ok if you get a decent one and take your time gluing it up.

A nearby motor factors used to sell two types of split boot , the cheaper one was what they called a get it through the mot boot ,the other was twice the price but had a two year warranty.

Maybe the mobile mechanic bought the cheapest he could find or did just enough for it to hold together for a few months ?

nicka99

mcjordi wrote: »

£120 FOR A BOOT they saw you coming...

boots are about a tenner plus an hours labour so no more than £40/50 so you are paying for it anyway even with a discount..

I have no idea how much these things cost. For me (and I suspect most other people who arent savvy in these things), for any work done on a car you are at the mercy of the company doing the work in terms of a) is it even needed and b) how much it should cost.

I didnt see the part but he was working on the car for a good hour (wheel off etc) before he took it for its MOT so hopefully it was a thorough job with a suitable quality part. The fault was identified when they serviced the car a week earlier prior to its MOT so thats the only thing he was working on for that time.

Ive used this company many times before and they have always been cheaper than the main dealer for any servicing needs (service, brake fluid, cambelt, brakes etc) so I saw no need to question the price for the cv boot. I also like the convenience of them coming to my home rather than driving to a dealer and waiting.

maybe I was just unlucky and it was damaged by something.

fivetide

As said, look up your car on Eurocarparts that will at least give you an idea of how much the part is (and remember, that's not even a trade price)

You can then ask about labour. Main dealers can be double the labour rate of a good independent.

5t.

colino

Unfortunatley it is a wear and tear item and even with a brand new oem boot fitted (never mind a sticky boot or a stretchy maccess special) it can just as easily be damaged in an hour by road debris.
Just bad luck and unless your buying the part and fitting (or having it fitted) no extra way you can improve that luck.