MOT failure - CV boots :(

batwad · Unread post by **batwad** » 02 Nov 2005, 08:28

Well, you're not going to believe this! Dropped the car off at the garage yesterday (the same one that did the MOT) and told them to change the gaiters and re-test. I got a phonecall later in the day from a rather confused mechanic.

The guy couldn't find a split in either of the gaiters

Now this was something I wondered when I had the car up at the weekend; the gaiters certainly had grease in the creases but I couldn't find any splits

So the mechanic concluded that the chap who did the MOT was getting lazy as it was 4:30pm on a Friday afternoon, saw the grease and assumed they were split without checking closely

They apologised and issued a clean MOT pass

I don't know how I should be feeling: angry that they got it wrong in the first place or happy that they admitted their mistake and didn't charge me for it.

Unread post by **RichardW** » 02 Nov 2005, 09:42

Nice one

Mind you, if they're weeping, then they're on their way out and should be replaced anyway soon (I've got one like that to do on our ZX).

It's a 35mm socket you need actually

....not that it will be any easier to find one!

dnsey · Unread post by **dnsey** » 02 Nov 2005, 12:24

I bought my socket from an agricultural shop - you know, the sort that sells anything from wellies and disinfectant to rope and dogfood.
Come to think of it, I lent it to someone and haven't had it back...

wilkobob · Unread post by **wilkobob** » 03 Nov 2005, 19:38

I bought my 36mm socket from our local motor factors. They had a selection of impact sockets that are larger than your average socket. Cost me about a fiver. I also have a long 2 and a half foot crack off bar to use with it, works a treat.