Bora 4MOTION CV Joint

[trickysimon]

Think one of mine has packed it in. What sort of $$$$ will I be looking at? Should a local CV place be able to deal with this?

[Dyldo]

i had my pass side replaced (cv cage rebuilt) but for the life of me i can't remember. the mech recaged and rebooted them and i think the bill was approx $300 or so. maybe more. really don't know, sorry.
OT, but what were your initial impressions of the Blue controller after it was installed?

[trickysimon]

Thanks Dyldo. I'll take it in and see what they reckon. Is there any way to diagnose a CV problem besides obvious noise?

With the blue controller, i find it makes the most difference in the wet. Can kick the tail right out on command coming out of round-abouts.
Can also feel it a bit when you dump the clutch from the lights. Seems to feel a bit more stable to me.

[Dyldo]

have you had a good root around under the car and eyeballed the cv boots (both inner and outer) on both sides? a tear across the corrugations is very bad and guarantees your cv has been exposed to dust and mud and gunk and has also spilled its lubrication, whereas a tear inside a corrugation is a lot better (in terms of having a tear that is) and people go a long time without anything going wrong. the trick for a cv afaik is the lube - acts like a shield.

[trickysimon]

Haven't had a look under there, no. Can't fit my head under there so will have to wait till I can be assed to put in on ramps

[Dyldo]

even just the stock "widowmaker" jack mate, just to give it a good eyeball. i bet you could even get lucky with a torch and turning the wheel lock to lock.

[moniker]

Front CV/shaft at the stealership is around $1200 (that's what the LH front one on mine was quoted to cost when I had my 4MO)

Long story, dropped it to dealer to check what the noise was and report back to me, went to pick up the car and they had replaced it!
Told them to take it back out as the understanding was they would call me with a diagnosis.
After some back and forth I paid for labour only and the new CV joint / shaft stayed in

[undisclos3d]

yeah i got a quote for about 1000 bucks for mine, but you should check out raxles.com I got a quote for about 350 and 150 postage, and they are meant to be tuff as nails! What sort of noise is is making that would make you think it is going? I thought mine was going, but found out it was just axle bind. How low are you?

[trickysimon]

Yeh, false alarm guys. Turned out to just be a rattling wheel bolt cover. Wierd that it only made clicking noises turning left! On the other hand, my steering rack end is fooked! lol
Getting replaced this Friday before my trip to Melb for Dub-Stitution!

[samSC1192]

wish my CV was false alarm and you werent to lazy to come poke your head under my car on the trailer today too see for yourself that mines completly detached from the gear box