Drive shaft flexible coupling mot fail

[dptt]

Will add photos tomorrow when I can get it jacked up cheers

 

[robinbanks]

Absolutely no chance!

We must be picturing different things; I know for certain I could hold a Volvo S60 driveshaft in my hands, one hand on the gearbox end splines and one hand on the middle and move my hands apart, stretching the box end CV gaiter and the joint would fall to bits, ball bearings lolling around inside the gaiter. Putting it back together is easy for me now, but chiefly because I stripped the gaiter off and videod the joint coming apart the first time I did it..

It's easy to make a mistake and pull them too far during the process of getting the shaft off the car, and tricky to get them back together especially if you don't see it come apart

 

[Mottie]

We must be picturing different things; I know for certain I could hold a Volvo S60 driveshaft in my hands, one hand on the gearbox end splines and one hand on the middle and move my hands apart, stretching the box end CV gaiter and the joint would fall to bits, ball bearings lolling around inside the gaiter. Putting it back together is easy for me now, but chiefly because I stripped the gaiter off and videod the joint coming apart the first time I did it..

It's easy to make a mistake and pull them too far during the process of getting the shaft off the car, and tricky to get them back together especially if you don't see it come apart

Never seen that happen with a 6 ball CV joint. Seen it happen plenty of times with the three pronged tripod type joint though. They just push back in, often without having to remove the cv boot. Was it one of these:

 

[robinbanks]

Take a look at the end of

- the same shaft; you can see if he lifts it another half inch it will all come apart

Not the technique I use to get mine back together; I do it horizontally with the shaft in line, no hammer required

Maybe the Fabia's shafts are different- I thought they were all like this to allow a bit of end float in the shaft as the suspension moves around

 

[dptt]

Hi all

Finally spoken to the garage again..they state it is the " cv gator " which from what you folks have described is the rubber containing the grease around the cv joint . Having looked online the parts are cheap - and it seems it's only this " gator " or " boot" which would need replacing . Garage want 400 quid , so ...do I need any special tools ? I have all the usual basics and big hands and forearms but no hydraulic presses etc I will add photos but they didn't say anything else needed replacing except the " gators "

 

[Mottie]

Then he should have failed it on this:

He's an idiot.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Perhaps the OP should get underneath and actually check they're actually knackered ....

 

[dptt]

An obvious failure of the CV joint is a split rubber boot ( black grease splattered everywhere) and a clacking noise when turning on full steering lock.
Looking forward to some pics if you can.
John

Then he should have failed it on this:

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He's an idiot.

Completely agree. I just jacked it up and can confirm the outer cv boot both sides is cracked and black grease leaking as people mentioned .
Thanks for all the assistance , as you say - not sure why they didn't just use the correct wording .
Much appreciated all the advice I will look into getting this sorted at a much lower cost than 400 ...hopefully !