Check your CV joints/dusk cover

[Echelon]

Check your CV joint and dust covers, mine busted around 10k ago and did not check now have knocking sound as all the grease is probably gone and the part is rubbing on my internal wheel drive arc when I turn hard.

 

Cost is if not under warranty - over 1.2k to get it done.....shiong shiong. Checked outside third party people can get it changed at much cheaper price $$.

 

So to all bros, watch out for it, get it done during your warranty.

 

How to Check:

1. Park your car.

2. Turn the wheel to the right all the way to reveal the internal wheel drive arc.

3. dust cover can be seen, it is a rubber part, you can see if there is a tear on it.

 

Suggestion:

1. Any small tear, if you are under warranty - get it changed.

2. Always check especially when you are at the 40-60k mark according to a few bros here that is when it will tear.

 

Cheers and thanks for reading.

 

 

 

 

 

[Beanoyip]

I think i changed my left side earlier last yr, probably will go AD to change the right side as still under warranty period.

[Limlien]

Yaya check soon quick and do so since now Havest is also warrantying the older superb.. keke.

 

[Try_conti]

err ... does this issue affect the octy also ? ..... hope not .....

[Beanoyip]

I did not changed any rubber boot/CV joints in my 6yrs of owning the octy, only the rear wheel bearings.

[Try_conti]

ok, that means probably the octy is not affected .....

[Beanoyip]

Just went to Ah Kee to change the right side CV joint, cost about 200+ with labour, he even washed my car. Great service!

[Funkyjazz]

I just change mine too, still within warranty.

 

Also, please check your rear brakes, should be changed by 40k to 60K for Superb. You need to specifically request to the AD technician to check. If not, they won't check.

[Beanoyip]

Brakes or brake pads? I already changed them at 30k.

[Funkyjazz]

Yes, Brakes pads. I changed at 60K after the tire shop that do my wheel alignment highlighted to me. Sad to say, our AD don't check.

Edited December 21, 2009 by Funkyjazz

[Fortress]

Dust cover change is about S$50 for parts and S$150 for man-effort.

 

CV joint change maybe even shaft is about S$1,000 for parts and S$800 for man-effort.

 

As a business man, I will go for the later name sake and less margin. Then again, if the business not doing well, I will be very tempted to do the later.

Edited December 21, 2009 by Fortress

[Skyraider]

change my left cv joint rubber recently at RS tuning.

labour + parts <= $140

 

[Try_conti]

that's fast for ur vrs ....

[Moeykf]

ok, that means probably the octy is not affected .....

 

octy no need to change, i scrapped mine at 150k mileage and the shaft and dust cover is still in perfect condition.

[Moeykf]

Check your CV joint and dust covers, mine busted around 10k ago and did not check now have knocking sound as all the grease is probably gone and the part is rubbing on my internal wheel drive arc when I turn hard.

 

Cost is if not under warranty - over 1.2k to get it done.....shiong shiong. Checked outside third party people can get it changed at much cheaper price $$.

 

So to all bros, watch out for it, get it done during your warranty.

 

How to Check:

1. Park your car.

2. Turn the wheel to the right all the way to reveal the internal wheel drive arc.

3. dust cover can be seen, it is a rubber part, you can see if there is a tear on it.

 

Suggestion:

1. Any small tear, if you are under warranty - get it changed.

2. Always check especially when you are at the 40-60k mark according to a few bros here that is when it will tear.

 

Cheers and thanks for reading.

 

 

go to Elite driveshafts. 6482 0215

 

both dustcovers + labour will only cost you 180 bucks. i have changed mine 5 times, just need to constantly check every 18-20k of mileage.

[Fluffy]

go to Elite driveshafts. 6482 0215

 

both dustcovers + labour will only cost you 180 bucks. i have changed mine 5 times, just need to constantly check every 18-20k of mileage.

 

At every OCI at 15k km, i change the dustcovers for one side, previous is left side, then right side....each side lasts about $25-30k km

servo charges $80 per side which i believe, are done by Elite as well.

 

this issue only happens on the Spb Mk 1, not the B5.5 or the A6, due the the different shaft diameters of the 2 bars at the CV joint.