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Post by vicar on May 30, 2017 22:12:20 GMT 1

Meaning slightly getting worse?? In case of a balljoint dust cover how do you guys base it on ? Any split at all?? I had a audi today when jacked up could feel slight cut in rubber with what looked slight dirty gaitor then when down on the deck thought pass and advise also had on the same car a cv boot with very slight grease on it and thought i give it a wipe, no visable splits pass and advice opinions

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Post by Gaz on May 31, 2017 7:23:49 GMT 1

Slight knicks etc. I'd normally not advise. It needs to be burst open like an old couch to fail. Have a read here, one of the rare moment where DVSA actually admit to getting it wrong (almost)

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Post by aylesburyjock on May 31, 2017 20:35:37 GMT 1

If the cut opens up at any point through it's range of movement, then it's a fail. What I was told back when we had refresher courses was that if the cut is blocked with grease, then dirt cannot get in, so advise if you feel the need.

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Post by nitros44 on Jun 3, 2017 22:06:23 GMT 1

If the grease is coming out water/dirt is getting in ball joints/cv joints
Pinholes/slight deterioration pass/advise.

Driving corsa in test bay other - day loud clicking noise from cv joints both sides- found near side cv gaiter missing-cv joint totally knackard - as there is no moi - made the descion in the test bay on inspection to fail it- other side cv gaiter clip missing on drive shaft end -Upon removing the offside gaiter load of water pi$$ed out.

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Post by ht on Jun 4, 2017 8:32:01 GMT 1

Jun 3, 2017 22:06:23 GMT 1 nitros44 said:

If the grease is coming out water/dirt is getting in ball joints/cv joints
Pinholes/slight deterioration pass/advise.

Driving corsa in test bay other - day loud clicking noise from cv joints both sides- found near side cv gaiter missing-cv joint totally knackard - as there is no moi - made the descion in the test bay on inspection to fail it- other side cv gaiter clip missing on drive shaft end -Upon removing the offside gaiter load of water pi$$ed out.

This is good advice, it is good that you are using your experience , your eyes and your ears , without a method of inspection to follow , wearing your Mot hat and not your servicing hat , using good old fashioned common sense to recognise a bearing that is rough when rotated in a front driveshaft and to fail it when you deem it excessive .

what has happened since March to change your opinion mtaeta.info/thread/3352/cv-joint?page=2

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Post by nitros44 on Jun 4, 2017 13:20:07 GMT 1

Jun 4, 2017 8:32:01 GMT 1 ht said:

Jun 3, 2017 22:06:23 GMT 1 nitros44 said:

If the grease is coming out water/dirt is getting in ball joints/cv joints
Pinholes/slight deterioration pass/advise.

Driving corsa in test bay other - day loud clicking noise from cv joints both sides- found near side cv gaiter missing-cv joint totally knackard - as there is no moi - made the descion in the test bay on inspection to fail it- other side cv gaiter clip missing on drive shaft end -Upon removing the offside gaiter load of water pi$$ed out.

This is good advice, it is good that you are using your experience , your eyes and your ears , without a method of inspection to follow , wearing your Mot hat and not your servicing hat , using good old fashioned common sense to recognise a bearing that is rough when rotated in a front driveshaft and to fail it when you deem it excessive .

what has happened since March to change your opinion mtaeta.info/thread/3352/cv-joint?page=2
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Nothing changed :
It maybe your interpretation that's at fault .
But I think you need to look at your understanding of "wheel bearing in a drive shaft" I could never work that one out.

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