CV Boots

[Dazzer]

Morning All

New to this site and my first post.

Recently aquired a Clio Sport 2.0 172 (53 plate), the service history is all local garages so I thought I would take it to my local Romford Renault garage to have it looked over. I have noticed the SERV and ABS light occassionally come on and they have said the CV Boots need doing on both sides as grease might be causing the problem. Firstly is this a likely cause and second at over £400 is this a tad steep?

Cheers
Dazzer

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome from the ClioSport Admin Team

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

There are more symptoms to knackered CV joints than a warning light.

Are there any noises coming from the wheels when you're driving ?

 

[Ian_s]

If the boots have just come off then repack them with CV grease and secure with a large jubilee clip. Its not the usual way of doing things but its the most reliable way of doing it.

If the boot is spilt then its a bit more envolved to change it.

 

[Dazzer]

There are more symptoms to knackered CV joints than a warning light.

Are there any noises coming from the wheels when you're driving ?

There are no noises and the car handles the same as without the lights on.

 

[MG cup]

Sounds like grease is getting onto your abs rings bringing up your light, if no knocking/clicking coming from cv's while turning with a lot of steering lock on then just refit boots with new grease and jubilee clips or correct clamps and give everything a good clean.

 

[Dazzer]

Sounds like grease is getting onto your abs rings bringing up your light, if no knocking/clicking coming from cv's while turning with a lot of steering lock on then just refit boots with new grease and jubilee clips or correct clamps and give everything a good clean.

Would you say £400 is expensive or about the going rate?

 

[Ianboom]

Would you say £400 is expensive or about the going rate?

That's 4 hours labour at Renault, and approx 8 hours at an Indi, seem steep to me. If they're not split, you can fit a jubilee clip around them with unbolting anything.

Ian.

 

[MG cup]

STEEP, I would charge a mate £20 quid to fix that. My local garage would be about £80, no need for renault to do a general garage job.