Two Gaters / Boots On 53 Plate Tdi

[classicclutter]

First time user,   just been charged over £200 to put these on + the cost of the parts, is that over the top ???

 

[BrianH]

Same side for both or one on each shaft? What parts as well just the boots and grease or did they change gearbox oil at the same time?

[classicclutter]

One on each side, no mention of gearbox oil, it failed it's MOT on those and a bulb

[sparky Paul]

Sounds a lot of money to me, unless it's a main dealer - some of them charge near £100/hr for labour. I would have thought about £50-£70 each side at a non-franchised or MOT garage, including parts.

 

I cannot stress enough the importance of finding a decent MOT garage you can trust, listen to local recommendations. There are garages out there that have a knack of 'finding' work, in particular ball joint dust covers and CV joint gaiters... my old bus is approaching 18 years old, and has 156k on it... and it's still on the original CV boots.

Edited February 8, 2017 by sparky Paul