CV Joint on a 200 Disco

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Paul S. Brown

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• Jan 5, 2005

• #1

Anybody know what one of these should cost to replace?

I have one that I suspect to be decidedly bad (500 miles, no lube, lots of
grinding) and I'm getting silly numbers (upwards of £400) quoted to fix it.

Is this even vaguely sensible?

P.
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Paul - xxx

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• Jan 5, 2005

• #2

Paul S. Brown composed the following;:
> Anybody know what one of these should cost to replace?
>
> I have one that I suspect to be decidedly bad (500 miles, no lube, lots of
> grinding) and I'm getting silly numbers (upwards of £400) quoted to fix
> it.
>
> Is this even vaguely sensible?

RCV Doncaster recently changed all 4 discs and pads, CV joint, and a full
service for £450 parts, £620 ish total. Not a bad charge methinks,
'specially as I didn't have the time myself. '97 300 Tdi Discovery.

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Simon Barr

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• Jan 5, 2005

• #3

In article <[email protected]>, Paul S. Brown wrote:
> Anybody know what one of these should cost to replace?
>
> I have one that I suspect to be decidedly bad (500 miles, no lube, lots of
> grinding) and I'm getting silly numbers (upwards of £400) quoted to fix it.
>
> Is this even vaguely sensible?
>
> P.


Can't you do it yourself?

CV's are something like £25 +vat from paddocks at the moment, grease will
be 6 quid and maybe another 20 quid for seals and gaskets if needed. If it's
like the defender one it's suprisingly easy to get to.

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Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Jan 5, 2005

• #4

On or around Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:10:38 GMT, "Paul S. Brown"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Anybody know what one of these should cost to replace?
>
>I have one that I suspect to be decidedly bad (500 miles, no lube, lots of
>grinding) and I'm getting silly numbers (upwards of £400) quoted to fix it.
>
>Is this even vaguely sensible?
>

Pattern CVs from Paddock are about 56 quid, and it's about 2 hours work tops
to replace it, even if you start from not having done one before.


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Boswell's "Johnson".

 

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Peter Seddon

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• Jan 5, 2005

• #5

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:10:38 GMT, "Paul S. Brown"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Anybody know what one of these should cost to replace?
>>
>>I have one that I suspect to be decidedly bad (500 miles, no lube, lots of
>>grinding) and I'm getting silly numbers (upwards of £400) quoted to fix
>>it.
>>
>>Is this even vaguely sensible?
>>
>
> Pattern CVs from Paddock are about 56 quid, and it's about 2 hours work
> tops
> to replace it, even if you start from not having done one before.
>
>

Get yourself a hub nut spanner first it makes things easier in the long run,
52mm AF sockets are hard to come by.

Peter.

 

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beamendsltd

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #6

In message <[email protected]>
"Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Anybody know what one of these should cost to replace?
>
> I have one that I suspect to be decidedly bad (500 miles, no lube, lots of
> grinding) and I'm getting silly numbers (upwards of £400) quoted to fix it.
>
> Is this even vaguely sensible?
>
> P.

Where abouts are you?

<shameless plug>

We now do repairs!!!

</shameless plug>

Richard

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Simon Barr

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #7

In article <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles wrote:
>
> Pattern CVs from Paddock are about 56 quid, and it's about 2 hours work tops
> to replace it, even if you start from not having done one before.
>

They are on Paddocks special's page at the moment for £25 + vat, it's almost
worth buying a pair 'just in case'.


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Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

 

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Paul S. Brown

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #8

beamendsltd wrote:

> In message <[email protected]>
> "Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Anybody know what one of these should cost to replace?
>>
>> I have one that I suspect to be decidedly bad (500 miles, no lube, lots
>> of grinding) and I'm getting silly numbers (upwards of £400) quoted to
>> fix it.
>>
>> Is this even vaguely sensible?
>>
>> P.
>
> Where abouts are you?
>
> <shameless plug>
>
> We now do repairs!!!
>
> </shameless plug>
>

Buckinghamshire. I suspect this may be a little too far on a dodgy CV...

P.
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If Mind over Matter is a Matter of Course
Does it Matter if Nobody Minds?

 

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Paul - xxx

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #9

Paul S. Brown composed the following;:
> beamendsltd wrote:
>
>> In message <[email protected]>
>> "Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Anybody know what one of these should cost to replace?
>>>
>>> I have one that I suspect to be decidedly bad (500 miles, no lube, lots
>>> of grinding) and I'm getting silly numbers (upwards of £400) quoted to
>>> fix it.
>>>
>>> Is this even vaguely sensible?
>>>
>>> P.
>>
>> Where abouts are you?
>>
>> <shameless plug>
>>
>> We now do repairs!!!
>>
>> </shameless plug>
>>
>
> Buckinghamshire. I suspect this may be a little too far on a dodgy CV...

Ours was clanking and 'grabbing' for about a thousand miles, 700 of which
were towing. We didn't have an option but to carry on, at the time.

If it's only just started happening, then it may be that it will last quite
a while, just don't go daft in it, and probably off-roading would not be too
good for it either .. )


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(8(!) Homer Rules ...
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