CV boot - temporary fix ?

Capt'n Midnight

If I gets the retest before the end of the month it's good for two years.

It's an inner one and the mechanic may not be able to look at it in time. If he gave me a date I could book now:(

I should be able to use some self amalgamating tape to stop it getting worse , so is there any chance it would pass the NCT like that ?


Would it need a lane to pass the test ( re test fee / visual inspections are quick )

What are the chances of getting a cancelation before June ?

Capt'n Midnight

Stretch CV boot + fitting cone -- is this an option ?

STICK-TOGETHER CV BOOT is this an option ?

how long would it last, or should I just get the boot changed after the NCT anyway

Gary ITR

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

If I gets the retest before the end of the month it's good for two years.

It's an inner one and the mechanic may not be able to look at it in time. If he gave me a date I could book now:(

I should be able to use some self amalgamating tape to stop it getting worse , so is there any chance it would pass the NCT like that ?


Would it need a lane to pass the test ( re test fee / visual inspections are quick )

What are the chances of getting a cancelation before June ?

I don't think tape would get it through an NCT, it's a quick job and shouldn't cost the earth, maybe try a different mechanic?

mickdw

The boot that you buy split and glue together will get you through the test. Not a brilliant job Im sure but if it gets you a 2 year test, its worth it.

Nissan doctor

Just have it replaced properly, its not expensive and any decent garage should be able to fit it at short notice.

What car is it?

Esel

Gospel from NCT: If the retest is done on or after June 1st, and is within 30 days of the original test (must book it within 21 days), you will get a two-year cert.

Mar4ix

better change it. boot usually cost no more then 15 -20 euro. If you have tools, you could do yourself. If you do temporary fixing, it wont properly cover cv joint from dust, sand, water etc ... anyway, and it will lead to cv joint fail, which cost from 50 euro and up. Dont save money on cheap stuff.

Capt'n Midnight

Esel wrote: »

Gospel from NCT: If the retest is done on or after June 1st, and is within 30 days of the original test (must book it within 21 days), you will get a two-year cert.

\o/

Myth Confirmed - It's based on the date of the original test.

re-test booked

Capt'n Midnight

Mar4ix wrote: »

better change it. boot usually cost no more then 15 -20 euro. If you have tools, you could do yourself. If you do temporary fixing, it wont properly cover cv joint from dust, sand, water etc ... anyway, and it will lead to cv joint fail, which cost from 50 euro and up. Dont save money on cheap stuff.

It's the inner so not a DIY job since I dont have the pullers and and what not.

Temporary fix is temporary, the point is to get the two year cert not as a permenant fix.


*waits for horror stories of CV going and car veering off the road into a travelling circus*

The Muppet

Not a big fan of the stick together boot, they are very tricky to fit and don't last very long if you do manage to fit them properly , that's my experience of them anyway.

dr.fuzzenstein

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

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*waits for horror stories of CV going and car veering off the road into a travelling circus*

Well, can give you horror stories of how I tried to take a drive shaft from a 1986 VW Transporter and change the boots myself.
Jacked up car, undid bolts for drive shaft on either end to remove same.
For some reason and I never found out why, as I removed the drive shaft a horrible crunch went through the entire car that sounded like something very big and heavy inside the gearbox/engine disengaging and smashing into a thousand pieces.
Engine never ran right after that.
After taking the shaft apart and washing the joint/balls in the kitchen sink, i applied to supplied grease and fitted the new boot.
I don't know how I did it, but I didn't realise (until too late) that I had somehow managed to fix a CV joint rigidly into place, it wasn't moving a single millimetre.
Unaware of that (young and dumb) I fitted the drive shaft an d did a few rounds of the car park.
It felt a bit strange, hence me checking the wheel.
I could not turn it with all my might, even in neutral and handbrake off.
How on earth did it manage to turn?!
Had to get a friend how took both driveshafts away, redo them, come back and fit them.
The drive shafts suffered no damage (how that is I can't explain, they should have shattered into a thousand pieces) but the engine would every now and then run really strangely.
But seriously.
Get it done properly and get it done now, a new drive shaft will cost a lot more than any savings with sticky tape, nevermind the hassle.

Capt'n Midnight

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Get it done properly and get it done now, a new drive shaft will cost a lot more than any savings with sticky tape, nevermind the hassle.

I'm not trying to save money on the boot , a new boot will be needed.

But a temporary job that would pass the NCT would save me the hassle of doing both a full re-test and doing an extra NCT next year. The panic was having to get the boot fitted and test booked before June (ie. Saturday)

Till the mechanic sorts it I've injected more grease and taped over the tear and will be keeping an eye on it.

dr.fuzzenstein

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

I'm not trying to save money on the boot , a new boot will be needed.

But a temporary job that would pass the NCT would save me the hassle of doing both a full re-test and doing an extra NCT next year. The panic was having to get the boot fitted and test booked before June (ie. Saturday)

Till the mechanic sorts it I've injected more grease and taped over the tear and will be keeping an eye on it.

Totally understand where you're coming from.
Personally, I'd go to any garage that would do it for me, well, personally I'd get onto a friend of mine who is a mechanic and has helped me out of a few binds like that, but better just get it done.
Any temp fix will surely be spotted by the NCT guys, unless you manage to wrap a fake boot around it and make it look perfect.
I.e. put fake boot on just before NCT and take it off immediately after and hope like hell he doesn't poke it with something...:cool:

unkel

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Temporary fix is temporary, the point is to get the two year cert not as a permenant fix.

Don't fix it now if you can't do it properly in time. Just let the car fail the test (before June 1st) and have the CV boots done properly and have the car pass the test within 28 days for your 2 year NCT

I'm off to Carlow myself on the evening of May 31st in my quest for a 27 month NCT :cool:

Capt'n Midnight

unkel wrote: »

Don't fix it now if you can't do it properly in time. Just let the car fail the test (before June 1st) and have the CV boots done properly and have the car pass the test within 28 days for your 2 year NCT

It's for the retest

unkel

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

It's for the retest

Ah ok, the car failed already before you started the thread

*Must read threads more thoroughly*