How much should it cost to replace a CV Joint please ?
Steve U
Garage Quoted for a VAG Driveshaft at £132 plus Fitting. Don’t know why ? Maybe faster to fit, and covers all possibilities ?Joints are £15 to £20 for the tdi I can’t see them being much different for the petrol A2’s
Changing the cv joint over depends if the joint as ever been out of the bearing. Eg a wheel bearing or clutch change etc
If they have not been out then about 3 to 4 hours labour if they have been out about 2 hours I’ve just done some on a atl for Andrew Mar. Hence I’m fairly accurate on timings
Hope this helps
Cheers. Paul
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Hi bud thanks for the like on the decals , you can withdraw the whole drive shaft without moving the hub, its the glue bond that people have trouble with. i did i write up on it but i have no idea how to find the link . saves redoing the tracking . but the inner is a 30mins job on the car .Apologies for thread swerve.
Hi Kraig,
Hope you are well, liking the new graphic in the motor.
You don't want to hear this next sentence so close your ears.
You can remove the inner CV joint on the car but working on the floor with the car on axle stands. I've been doing far too long so I now invest a bit of time in disassembly to make the job easier for me.
I buy a new hub nut for reassembly and remove the whole drive shaft and clamp it in the bench vice to work on.
Your way does work but it's hard work!
Good luck
Edit,
You may find there's no thread lock on the splines.
But if there is you can always go back to plan A
HUB NUT = 120Nm
gearbox oil level and front hub nut torque
Hi can anyone confirm where the filler plug is for the gearbox / diff. an image search suggests the front or at the back above the dog bone stabiliser. 2001 amf tdi 75 Also .... front hub nut torque a post in the how to mentioned 23 nm can't be right ..... thanks Stevewww.a2oc.net
Edit 2
The downside of removing the whole CV joint.
Lower ball joint is removed and the track rod end. This means a trip to the garage for wheel alignment.
I don't see the need for wheel alignment if you only remove they ball joints and nothing else the are on a taper so wouldn't change the alignment ?Apologies for thread swerve.
Hi Kraig,
Hope you are well, liking the new graphic in the motor.
You don't want to hear this next sentence so close your ears.
You can remove the inner CV joint on the car but working on the floor with the car on axle stands. I've been doing far too long so I now invest a bit of time in disassembly to make the job easier for me.
I buy a new hub nut for reassembly and remove the whole drive shaft and clamp it in the bench vice to work on.
Your way does work but it's hard work!
Good luck
Edit,
You may find there's no thread lock on the splines.
But if there is you can always go back to plan A
HUB NUT = 120Nm
gearbox oil level and front hub nut torque
Hi can anyone confirm where the filler plug is for the gearbox / diff. an image search suggests the front or at the back above the dog bone stabiliser. 2001 amf tdi 75 Also .... front hub nut torque a post in the how to mentioned 23 nm can't be right ..... thanks Stevewww.a2oc.net
Edit 2
The downside of removing the whole CV joint.
Lower ball joint is removed and the track rod end. This means a trip to the garage for wheel alignment.
Hi Kraig,Hi bud thanks for the like on the decals , you can withdraw the whole drive shaft without moving the hub, its the glue bond that people have trouble with. i did i write up on it but i have no idea how to find the link . saves redoing the tracking . but the inner is a 30mins job on the car .
Hi Andrew,Before I met Kraig I hadn't realised he was the JDD gearbox retrofit mechanic.
He isgoodgreat at his work.
If you are thinking of doing this job it can soon escalate in degrees of difficulty depending on how rusted and stuck the drive shafts are.
Inner drive shaft removal and refitting 'how to' on the cards Kraig?
I don't see the need for wheel alignment if you only remove they ball joints and nothing else the are on a taper so wouldn't change the alignment ?
Garage Quoted for a VAG Driveshaft at £132 plus Fitting. Don’t know why ? Maybe faster to fit, and covers all possibilities ?
Steve U
cheers Tom it has been awhile , its all the great british weather, will have to have a catch up soon , im glad i can change bits myself , j&r are ok if i had to pay out £700 it would right my a2 off , my roof bars are now keeping the value over 1k lolHi Andrew,
He most certainly is. Kraig expertly prepared and installed the JDD ‘box in the Jaipur Red EUD A2.
Kind regards,
Tom
I`m thinking it`s Not a CV Joint Noise. Possibly a Top Strut Bearing ? How can I diagnose the noise please ?Garage Quoted for a VAG Driveshaft at £132 plus Fitting. Don’t know why ? Maybe faster to fit, and covers all possibilities ?
Steve U
I`m thinking it`s Not a CV Joint Noise. Possibly a Top Strut Bearing ? How can I diagnose the noise please ?
Steve U
Thank you. I`m thinking that`s going to be it. Garage replaced the Top Strut Mountings many years ago. Don`t know why they changed the whole Mountings. Probably only needed the Bearings, which are available at much lower cost.Top strut. Rotate steering from lock to lock with car stationary. The top mount bearing will growl or if seized the spring will twang
Paul
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Tried that today. Couldn`t replicate the noise. It`s when you set off turning from a junction at low speed.Thank you. I`m thinking that`s going to be it. Garage replaced the Top Strut Mountings many years ago. Don`t know why they changed the whole Mountings. Probably only needed the Bearings, which are available at much lower cost.
Steve U
Tried that today. Couldn`t replicate the noise. It`s when you set off turning from a junction at low speed.
Steve U