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Cv Joint Gaiter Split MG ZR

10K views 25 replies 9 participants last post by  markinbrum25 
#1 ·
Hi Guys,

Took me alloy wheels off today to have a go at fitting mg zr side skirts(didnt go well).

I noticed there seems a lot of like think black oil round the inside of my alloy wheel. I then looked behind the wheel hub to find the front passengerside cv boot gator has split and obv lost most of its oil. Want to get this fixed asap to avoid problems with the actually CV joint , not noise of symptoms atm

How much should a garage charge to fix this , my freind reckons about £50 all in.

This is on a MG ZR Td 52plate

Many Thanks Lee
 
#6 ·
Ok i think for ease and obv a perminate fix( as im not mechanicaly minded) should be about to get for £50 or less. Guy im gonna try is a small independant garage since like the 1980s , he did my headgaskt on my r200 last 18k miles before i sold it did the job for £375 all in. So guess he may be ok
 
#19 ·
Any have a fitting guild for summin for the gautior , bought a haynes manual. Says about removing the drive shaft ect this sound right? Bought the boot kit and ball joint splitter.

Getting dad to do it whos mechanical knowledge is he has built a kit car
 
#23 ·
Yes, I agree with Stu. As you have blown the gaitor you have also thrown the grease from the CV so it might be damaged through lack of grease.
Change it regardless.
You do not need to remove the whole shaft - just the hub off the shaft and then the outer CV joint off the shaft.
New gaitor then new CV joint then grease then secure gaitor and assemble hub. Job done.
 
#24 ·
Just had an MOT advisory for a deteriorated nearside CV gaiter on my R25.

Got a quote from Mr Clutch for £70 which includes:
- Parts
- Labour
- VAT
- 1 year or 12,000 mile warranty .

A local garage quoted £50 excluding VAT.

Does that sound reasonable?
I'm tempted to go with Mr C as I've used them before and the prices seem quite good.
 
#25 ·
Just had an MOT advisory for a deteriorated nearside CV gaiter on my R25.

Got a quote from Mr Clutch for £70 which includes:
- Parts
- Labour
- VAT
- 1 year or 12,000 mile warranty .

A local garage quoted £50 excluding VAT.

Does that sound reasonable?
I'm tempted to go with Mr C as I've used them before and the prices seem quite good.
Yes, that does sound quite good to me - and no grease under your finger nails!!

Always worth using a garage you are familiar with if the price is right.
 
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