Whats This Loose Gaiter?

[new nige]

Hello

 

I replaced my starter motor and noticed this (see picture) the gaiter seems loose, can anyone tell me what this is and whether I should be worried, I have an MOT coming up and don

[Mirez]

Well any loose gaitor is a cause of concern, from the looks of it that's the intermediate shaft joint... is yours an auto?

[new nige]

Well any loose gaitor is a cause of concern, from the looks of it that's the intermediate shaft joint... is yours an auto?

 

hello Mirez, its a manual AHU 1997, i have been looking and think its the inner CV joint, still seemed greased inside gaiter. How tricky is this? Looking at haynes its 2 spanners, wheel off, role links off, sensors off etc This looks quite involved to me (my role bar links needed hacksawing off last time i was in the area and it took 2 hours each side). I may not have time to tackle it prior to MOT, any estimate on reasonable time allowance would be appreciated. I assume parts are just the gaiter kit (assuming shafts are ok any thoughts?

 

nige

[chrispb123456]

Looks like the N/S drive shaft to me.

You need to remove the shaft to replace the boot which should be washed out then repacked with grease assuming joint has not been exposed to the weather for to long.

A quicker but more expensive fix would be just replace the shaft, this comes with a new hub bolt which would need replacing even if you only change the boot.