Just had an MOT and my Audi A6 passed ok but the advisory said the rubber covers over the cv joints are split
Can anybody tell me if this is a difficult job to do myself or is it a big bad expensive garage job ?
thanks very much
Which A6? It's a bit of a pain on the early ones but no worse than any other FWD. No idea about the later models.
cheers
PIctorial guide then
Rubber Gloves?
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They might work for you, but the general opinion is that they're crap and last a few hundred miles at best.
You jest! , even if you can stick the buggers together properly ( which is virtually impossible on the vehicle) the super glue that holds them is not flexible and will fail before you get to the mot station.
An honest answer? Big bad expensive garage job. Depending on which end of the driveshaft is shot, you have to dismantle the front suspension and pull the shafts out.
Well they definitely split.
Which won't take a garage more than an hour. ItThe bolt in the end of the drive shafts pretty tight & you really ought to replace it but that's about it.
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