Re: CV joint boots


"steve robinson" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:xn0fs0pny3csnk6000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Doki wrote:


"Duncan Wood" <bodgedntp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:op.udi6egdepmo3dt@xxxxxxx >On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:03:03 +0100,
Doki <mrdoki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > How much of a PITA are these to swap? One's gone on my bird's ZX,
> > and with the rust on the underside I'm thinking that the
> > scrapyard may be the best option come MOT time...
>
>
> The boots easy:-) (getting the driveshaft out's the difficult bit)

Any idea on how long it generally takes? TBH it may be simplest to
scrap it and give her my car...

Much depends if the shaft , and associated components have been removed
before , if they have then a cuople of hours if not everything could
be seized up solid then its an all day exersise ,

I take it the glue on split bodge kit ones are a bodge?

.

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