MOT Failure

[Nellington]

Hi all,

I just took the Surf in for it's annual MOT failure, I have a couple of questions about the results. It failed because the "Nearside front constant velocity joint gaiter has split".

1) What the hell is it?!?
2) The garage informed me that I would have to take this to a main dealer to fix as it needs a special tool, does this sound right??

I hate main dealers, they charge a small fortune for minor jobs and the ones near me are carp.

Grrrr.

[The Lang-Shankit Scunner]

Hi all,

I just took the Surf in for it's annual MOT failure, I have a couple of questions about the results. It failed because the "Nearside front constant velocity joint gaiter has split".

1) What the hell is it?!?
2) The garage informed me that I would have to take this to a main dealer to fix as it needs a special tool, does this sound right??

I hate main dealers, they charge a small fortune for minor jobs and the ones near me are carp.

Grrrr.

Easy job mate, go to someone else it aint special job.

[NiftyNev]

1) What the hell is it?!?

Rubber boot that covers the CV Joint on the drive shaft. Which one, inner or outer?

2) The garage informed me that I would have to take this to a main dealer to fix as it needs a special tool, does this sound right??

BULLSH!T!

http://toyotasurf.asn.au/techsite/cvjoints.htm

Nev

[yoshie]

Hi all,

I just took the Surf in for it's annual MOT failure, I have a couple of questions about the results. It failed because the "Nearside front constant velocity joint gaiter has split".

1) What the hell is it?!?
2) The garage informed me that I would have to take this to a main dealer to fix as it needs a special tool, does this sound right??

I hate main dealers, they charge a small fortune for minor jobs and the ones near me are carp.

Grrrr.

An hours work but buy both inner and outer cv boots as you may as well change both when it's off as the are only £9 outer and £12 for the inner

[Nellington]

An hours work but buy both inner and outer cv boots as you may as well change both when it's off as the are only £9 outer and £12 for the inner

Nice one!! Will do, any idea where I can pick some up?? I did have a quick look at roughtrax but couldn't see any (might just be me being dumb).

Also have to get the rear exhaust changed and have advisory on the center and front part as well, which sounds expensive..............

[BUSHWHACKER]

Nice one!! Will do, any idea where I can pick some up?? I did have a quick look at roughtrax but couldn't see any (might just be me being dumb).

Also have to get the rear exhaust changed and have advisory on the center and front part as well, which sounds expensive..............

http://www.toyotahilux.com/?doc=11&cid=146

http://www.toyotahilux.com/?doc=11&cid=144

[Nellington]

http://www.toyotahilux.com/?doc=11&cid=146

http://www.toyotahilux.com/?doc=11&cid=144

Superstar!!

[Nellington]

Ok so I have found a garage that will do the jobs for me, at quite a reasonable price too.
One last thing I need to know, I am having the whole exhaust replaced as it is in a very poor state. If I order the front, center and rear exhaust parts from Roughtrax and take it to the garage is that all they will need or will I need to order some other bits as well?? There seemed to be quite a bit of exhaust stuff on the roughtrax page.........

[Bogus]

you should get the gaskets as well. ive tried reusing the old ones but its hard to get them to reseal.

Bogus

[poppy986]

As Bogus said get new seals , only a few bob .

Popped down to my local Kwik fit place, they do not fit customer
supplied exhausts, but the guy fitted it as a " private " job last
thing on a sunday for £20 . Worth an ask ?


Chris

[Nellington]

As Bogus said get new seals , only a few bob .

Popped down to my local Kwik fit place, they do not fit customer
supplied exhausts, but the guy fitted it as a " private " job last
thing on a sunday for £20 . Worth an ask ?


Chris

I have been offered a similar arrangement by the garage I am going to use!!
Is the CV gaiter the reason the Steering goes clunk when on full lock or is this a different rubber thingy-me-bob??

[stormforce]

I have been offered a similar arrangement by the garage I am going to use!!
Is the CV gaiter the reason the Steering goes clunk when on full lock or is this a different rubber thingy-me-bob??

the clonk on full lock is the steering stops and can be cured by a blob of grease on them.Do a search for steering stops

[poppy986]

Could be or it could be the steering stops need a grease up ?
Tried to find the relivant post but could not find it .

Take a look under the front of the truck . there is the "bolt" steering stop
adjuster which makes contact with a metal bracket looking thing .

Oh so technical me ha ha well just grease that part of the bracket that
makes contact with the bolt . Job done !

Chris

[darkdezigns]

which garage u goin to?

[Nellington]

which garage u goin to?

There are two which are very good in Haywards Heath, one is Browns and the other is Chewters.