aux bearing in 172 drivers side drivehsaft

[minisuper666]

I recently jacked up my car, only to discover that the rubber boot that covers the aux bearing is missing. What the heck is that bearing for anyway? Can it be replaced, or is it new driveshaft time?

 

[Fred@BTM]

new shaft

 

[minisuper666]

Is it safe to drive while I get the new driveshaft shipped in, or should I just carpool with the missus?

 

[Dan@SJM]

Just to be clear, you mean the cv joint boot? The bearing that's held in the metal bracket doesn't have a boot covering it.

 

[minisuper666]

Theres the CV joint boot, which is there alright. Then there's another smaller boot in what appears to be a metal can--that's the boot I'm missing. It's completely gone.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Inner cv boot then. Yes it's new shaft time. As a professional, I would advise you shouldn't drive on it (if it siezed it'll do all sorts of damage) however in reality it's been fine for however long the boot has been missing, and another 2 days probably wouldn't hurt.

 

[minisuper666]

thanks for your quick response mate. Now, time to get in touch with the nearest dealer to order the replacement.