chris_uk
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CV Joints - 199.98
Track Rod Ends - 44.99
Tracking - 24.99
this is on the micra that cost me £200!
ive seen the cv's on ebay for £20
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redtop corsa
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Registered: 13th Jul 08
Location: west midlands
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oh deary me
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tom_simes
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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Where is that Chris? Does sound expensive, like main dealer prices!
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
Location: South Wales drives: Vxr
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what car isi?
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Adge
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Registered: 28th Aug 04
Location: Lancashire
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get them off ebay and then fit yourself,
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chris_uk
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duno, charlottes dad took it to 'his' place.. i nearly dropped when i heard them. i think im gunna have to do this myself..
how hard it is to change cv's?
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Adam_B
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all the brakes need to come off and the big hub nut on the end of the drive shaft. Its not hard as such but you will struggle without a big socket and breaker bar.
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chris_uk
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ive got them so its ok.
ill attempt it this week.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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Are they genuine parts?
try a spurious (sp) place like unipart
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ShEp
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
all the brakes need to come off and the big hub nut on the end of the drive shaft. Its not hard as such but you will struggle without a big socket and breaker bar.
Can you not take the bottom ball joint off on these then remove the hub nut to get the joint out?
Might be easier to go tp a scrappies and pay a tenner for a driveshaft,
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Rob_Lee
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Folkestone Drives: Nova 1.6 16v
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Thats about right to be honest.
I work for nissan and the labour time for a k11 micra is 1.4 for CV joint!
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chris_uk
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well im not paying that.. no way, car is only worth £200
ill buy some bits from ebay
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allza
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Yeah no need to take brakes off. Undo the driveshaft hub nut. Undo bottom ball joint and hit with a hammer to brake it free. Lever the bottom arm out and push driveshaft through the hub(may have to turn steering on lock). Then cut old gaiter off and you will have to hit the old joint off the drivshaft. Some have clips but 99% sure they are knock off ones. Then pack joint with grase and putnew gaiter on and re-assemble. Be careful of the circlip on the driveshaft when hitting the joint back on. Not too hard to do really but can be tricky if anything is ceased!
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allza
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Or pay me 30 quid and ill do both sides for ya! Bit far though.
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mazdaspeed
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Registered: 8th Jan 05
Location: Darlington
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Hardest part is getting the CV off without removing the driveshaft - if you pull it out of the gearbox - get ready for the gearbox oil!!
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