NCT mentioned wrong CV boot worn

mondeo

Question for ya,

Car failed NCT on a near side worn cv boot, however the nearside is perfect as far as I can see but the offside CV boot is the worn one. The fail sheet says nearside therefore that's the only boot they will be checking at the re test. Should I replace the offside boot or will they even look at the offside since its mentioned the nearside Is worn? Are they allowed fail me on new things that were already supposed to be checked the first time?
I will get the offside one done eventually but if I can get away with my retest by leaving things as they are that would be helpful for me. It just a slight tear and nothing catastrophic.


Cheers

biko

They will probably check both just in case.
Once up on lift double check both and replace as needed. Sometimes even a tiny hole will be a fail.

enumbers

Why would you not just replace the torn cv boot a lot cheaper than replacing the joint when it dries out and dirt and grit get into it.

mondeo

Forgot to reply to this...I just left the car as is and put it through the retest and it passed.... The tester checked the nearside boot which was already perfect.
However after I got the NCT I replaced the offside boot myself.

mickdw

They are doing you a favour by finding this stuff for you. I boot is a cheap enough job. A joint (depending on car - not so cheap).
No doubt, they should get it right though. No excuse for recording wrong side on the fail sheet.

mgbgt1978

bit expensive for a 'favour'.....at €50 a pop.:)

Guy:Incognito

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

bit expensive for a 'favour'.....at €50 a pop.:)

Cheaper than replacing a cv joint.

mickdw

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

bit expensive for a 'favour'.....at €50 a pop.:)

Cheap really considering the cost of some cv joints

mgbgt1978

mickdw wrote: »

They are doing you a favour by finding this stuff for you.

They are doing their job by finding this stuff.
They are paid to do it. By the car owner.
How is that a favour ???
In this instance they did their job incorrectly when they marked the fail on the wrong side of the car.
What the Op chose to do with that information was down to himself and
I did not offer any opinion on his decision.

YbFocus

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

They are doing their job by finding this stuff.
They are paid to do it. By the car owner.
How is that a favour ???

:rolleyes:

It's obviously not a favour of that kind, don't be silly and nit picking.

Its great that his boot was pointed out to him before it brought the cv joint with it wasn't it. Saved him quite a bit of money depending on the car.

€55 is not a lot to get a thorough check of your car once a year. Especially for someone that does their own work like myself. Great to have the professional opinion.

They once found a loose cv boot that I had installed during a joint change before a few months previous. I was dead happy as I wasn't looking forward to either the cash outlay or the bastard of a job that does be sometimes!

JohnBoy26

YbFocus wrote: »

:rolleyes:

It's obviously not a favour of that kind, don't be silly and nit picking.

Its great that his boot was pointed out to him before it brought the cv joint with it wasn't it. Saved him quite a bit of money depending on the car.

€55 is not a lot to get a thorough check of your car once a year. Especially for someone that does their own work like myself. Great to have the professional opinion.

They once found a loose cv boot that I had installed during a joint change before a few months previous. I was dead happy as I wasn't looking forward to either the cash outlay or the bastard of a job that does be sometimes!

Flagging the wrong boot as being torn and then passing that wrong boot afterwards(with the other boot still torn) is hardly thorough and professional though is it.

If it happened at a garage you would be demanding a refund and you would probably never get work done there again.

YbFocus

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Flagging the wrong boot as being torn and then passing that wrong boot afterwards(with the other boot still torn) is hardly thorough and professional though is it.

If it happened at a garage you would be demanding a refund and you would probably never get work done there again.

It was a silly one in a million occurence in fairness, you will always have mistakes.

mgbgt1978

YbFocus wrote: »

:rolleyes:

It's obviously not a favour of that kind, don't be silly and nit picking.

I know it's not any type of a favour...which is exactly what I said.

YbFocus wrote: »

Its great that his boot was pointed out to him before it brought the cv joint with it wasn't it.

It was only 'pointed out' because it's an NCT fail, not for any other reason.

YbFocus wrote: »

€55 is not a lot to get a thorough check of your car once a year. Especially for someone that does their own work like myself.

If you are relying on the NCT to find stuff such as a torn CV Boot then you obviously should spend a bit more time doing your own work on your car.

YbFocus wrote: »

They once found a loose cv boot that I had installed during a joint change before a few months previous.

.....and there we have the results of you doing your own work.:rolleyes:

YbFocus

It was only 'pointed out' because it's an NCT fail, not for any other reason.

Yes and wasn't it good that he didn't lose his joint. Obviously it was for no other reason, don't be ridiculous.

If you are relying on the NCT to find stuff such as a torn CV Boot then you obviously should spend a bit more time doing your own work on your car.

There is nothing wrong with my work, and as I said it wasn't torn. One of the clips had snapped and come loose. I never had trouble with any of my work thank you.

.....and there we have the results of you doing your own work.:rolleyes:

As above.


As usual its breaking down into a petty argument. Not getting into it with you. I gave you my point of view and you attacked me, so feck off in plain english!

JohnBoy26

YbFocus wrote: »

It was a silly one in a million occurence in fairness, you will always have mistakes.

Indeed I agree with you. Its not the first time Ive seen them making obvious mistakes though.

They are only human like the rest of us though i suppose.

YbFocus

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Indeed I agree with you. Its not the first time Ive seen them making obvious mistakes though.

They are only human like the rest of us though i suppose.

Oh yeah I'm not detracting that it was a silly thing to have done. But we'd all be liars if we said we never had a slip of the mind

mgbgt1978

Perfectly entitled to my opinion on this.
.....and calling me silly and nit-picking probably counts as attacking me 1st. I was then defending myself when replying to your attack.

The NCT were wrong to fail the incorrect side.
They were not being friendly or doing anyone a favour.
They were simply marking the car as failed because there was a defective CV boot.

mondeo

I'm sure the tester had it right but at the last second put it down on the system wrong. I'm sure he knew the differance between near/off side. It's not a big deal since I corrected the problem myself anyways. As someone already mentioned they are only human like.