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VW Touran gaiters

My 2008 VW Touran 2.0 TDi DSG has been faultless until the past 2 services. At the 73,000 service it required an outer NS driveshaft gaiter, and today at the 92,000 service the inner gaiter on the same side.

Is this normal?

I don't drive it over rough terrain and although the mileage is quite high, it's mainly motorway. Are their gaiters made of cheese? With my tongue only slightly in my cheek I asked the dealership if I should expect to have this done on every service until the whole set have been changed!

Never had a gaiter fail on any other car run to over 100,000 except an ancient Polo at 178,000 miles.

Cheers.

Reply to
Doctor D
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I've not had to replace a gaiter for years, as my cars are that bit newer now, but had to do them on older VWs around 80-100k miles/10 years.

Reply to
Chris Bartram

And its usual that both sides need replacement at the same time.

Reply to
Rob

It's odd the OP has had one outer and the inner on the same side go. I don't think I've ever had an inner one go.

Reply to
Chris Bartram

No here either but they do go. Its usually the one that flexes the most (outer).

The only inner one that I have had to replace was a Cadillac Eldorado that's has the 8lt V8 FWD. Big CV's not much flex. What a car.

Reply to
Rob

Thanks Gents. Too late for me to do anything now - but I will check the offside thoroughly before the next service! I trust the dealership, as the service manager is a neighbour and has got nothing to gain and lots to lose by fleecing me. More concerned as to why they failed at a young age.

Reply to
Doctor D

Just made an inquiry in to why?

It is unusual for them to have such a low mileage when they split and to refer it to a dealer and see if they have a history as it maybe a batch fault in the boots.

Reply to
Rob

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