I recently had the car serviced and the Mitsi dealer told me that the near side inner CV boot was torn and that l needed replace the boot including CV. Should l do this as insurance or just change the boot ? It must have only torn recently as there is still heaps of grease in the boot.
Thanks for the help guy's n gal's

I recently had the car serviced and the Mitsi dealer told me that the near side inner CV boot was torn and that l needed replace the boot including CV. Should l do this as insurance or just change the boot ? It must have only torn recently as there is still heaps of grease in the boot.
Thanks for the help guy's n gal's

can i ask why insurance?

insurance policy dose not cover a torn CV boot.

depends which cv is it my front passenger can cost from $99 to $160 some have 1, 2 or 3 year warranty.

p.s thats price base on just a FWD but should be around the same price.

Th OP is saying should he change the whole drive shaft assembly as insurance against a failure that is about to occur, or should he change the boot.

My opinion is to get the boot and get a good drive shaft mechanic to check the joint, clean out, re-grease and put a new boot on.
Gerry

If you can do the work yourself then just replace the boot. If you have to pay to get it done at $80/hr then might be wise to replace the CV as well.

Did you get to see how much grit or water was in the boot? That will give some idea of possible issues that might come up with the old CV.

How many km has it done, how many power on U turns, twisty roads? thats all a consideration too as all reduce CV life.

Cheers,
Alan

Th OP is saying should he change the whole drive shaft assembly as insurance against a failure that is about to occur, or should he change the boot.

My opinion is to get the boot and get a good drive shaft mechanic to check the joint, clean out, re-grease and put a new boot on.
Gerry

sorry my bad just came from a night shift.

yeah if its only recent just get it re packed with new grease and a new boot.

That's good advice guy's. I'm going for a whole new shaft. Are there any places l can get reco parts or do l buy factory ?

if you buy factory it will cosy you a bit.

which side is it?

if you buy factory it will cosy you a bit.

which side is it?

near side (Passenger side)

prob looking at 99 for a reco or $120 to 160 for a new one but comes with a warranty

$99 for a whole new driveshaft.. see here:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mitsubishi-Magna-TE-TJ-V6-Front-CV-Shafts_W0QQitemZ350273433101QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_ Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item518dec6e0d

why would you much around doing it any other way?

$99 for a whole new driveshaft.. see here:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mitsubishi-Magna-TE-TJ-V6-Front-CV-Shafts_W0QQitemZ350273433101QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_ Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item518dec6e0d

why would you much around doing it any other way?

AFAIK the AWD shafts are different to the FWD ones. I wonder what his prices for them would be.....:think:

AFAIK the AWD shafts are different to the FWD ones. I wonder what his prices for them would be.....:think:

ah didnt realise he had an awd.. cool cool

that ebay one is only 1 year warranty you can get some for 2 or 3 year warranty

The ebay link was a great success, the feller has a workshop in St Peters aswell as Queensland.
He quoted me $120 each to reco my shafts.

The ebay link was a great success, the feller has a workshop in St Peters aswell as Queensland.
He quoted me $120 each to reco my shafts.

Just be very careful you know what you are getting. Reconditioned means different things unfortunately. Used to factually mean "brought back/restored to new condition." Now it can mean cleaned up, some new bits added, repainted. I've seen CVs being "reconditioned" by being degreased, crack inspected, then if not cracked were deburred with a high speed grinder, regreased and a new boot fitted, but same old very worn joint.

Cheers,
Alan

you get band new ones for 120 with more than 1 yeaar warranty.

Just be very careful you know what you are getting. Reconditioned means different things unfortunately. Used to factually mean "brought back/restored to new condition." Now it can mean cleaned up, some new bits added, repainted. I've seen CVs being "reconditioned" by being degreased, crack inspected, then if not cracked were deburred with a high speed grinder, regreased and a new boot fitted, but same old very worn joint.

Cheers,
Alan


Noted, Thanks Alan
I'll investigate and get back you all.

you get band new ones for 120 with more than 1 yeaar warranty.

Thanks for that Sharkie. But Where do we get new AWD shafts for $120 from ?

OK rang my parts fella and they say apparently they do a rebuild on the AWD CV drive shafts now.

i got a recoed drive shaft from sydney drive shafts, was like 60-80 with trade in on the old one.

i got a recoed drive shaft from sydney drive shafts, was like 60-80 with trade in on the old one.

yeah but yours is a front wheel drive awd shafts are different