Horrible 1995 Favorit estate. Yes, the one that never goes wrong (!)
Question 1: Would a garage necessarily have to remove the driveshaft nut to replace the outer (long) driveshaft boot or is there a magic way of changing boots that mere mortals don't know about? It's not a lick and stick boot.
Question 2: If said nut was never replaced what would be the possible quinciequonces?
I've been noticing a lot of clonking (clanking too) and now there is a loud, low-pitched, drone when driving over 25mph, getting louder on the over-run. I had a good investigate and wobbled each wheel in turn, looking for a knackered wheel bearing, and noticed a distinct lack of hub nut on the osf wheel. These things are f*ck-me tight so it hasn't just fallen off.
Obviously the driveshaft now moves in and out of the hub all on its own without the nut on it but on a scale of 1-10 how dangerous is it to drive to the garage?
I should know this but front suspension is a bit of a mystery to me - I can't quite get my head round how it makes the wheel go round, up and down, side to side, and brake, and the car stay up in the air, without everything collapsing. :o)
Si