http://www.mecatech.co.uk/line/6-ball-joint-covers.html
We use those...why replace a whole arm/joint if it just needs a rubber boot...
Unexpected MOT failure, my wallet hurts
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http://www.mecatech.co.uk/line/6-ball-joint-covers.html
We use those...why replace a whole arm/joint if it just needs a rubber boot...
http://www.mecatech.co.uk/line/6-ball-joint-covers.html
We use those...why replace a whole arm/joint if it just needs a rubber boot...
Useful, thanks, never being able to buy just the boots around here.
Never thought of buying them online.
A quick Google, http://www.southwalesprops.co.uk/propshaft/consumables/ball_joint.htm
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We get ours off one of the man with a van types that keeps consumables etc that comes to us...mecatech stuff seems to be good quality to be fair. We get through no end of the cv boots...nice and stretchy so with one of these...
http://www.wurth.co.uk/product/cvbootgun
...it turns a messy pain in the ass job into an easy, messy job!!!
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This is, of course, complete rubbish.
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from confused.com:
If your current MOT is still in date
Here’s where it gets complicated.
To encourage drivers to keep on top of vehicle maintenance, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) allows you to arrange a new MOT test up to one month before your current certificate ends.
In theory, this means that if it fails you’ve still got time to get quotes and get it fixed before the previous MOT actually expires. The earliest date that you can do this is printed on your existing certificate.
However, if the vehicle does fail the new MOT, you shouldn’t be driving it. Here’s why.
Although you’re not breaking the law by not having an MOT (because your old certificate is still valid, remember) you could be prosecuted for driving a defective vehicle, if stopped by the police.
Whether it’s a broken lightbulb or brake failure, you’d be guilty of driving a car that has known faults.
So, your best bet is to get it fixed ASAP and not to drive it in the meantime.
A VOSA spokesperson confirms: “Should you present your vehicle early and the vehicle fails the test, your original certificate still remains valid until its expiry date.
"But this does not mean that you are entitled to continue to use a defective vehicle.
“However, once the defects are repaired you can continue to use the vehicle until either it is retested or the original test certificate expires.
"Remember a current test certificate does not allow continued use of a defective vehicle on a public road.”
If your current MOT is still in date
Here’s where it gets complicated.
To encourage drivers to keep on top of vehicle maintenance, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) allows you to arrange a new MOT test up to one month before your current certificate ends.
In theory, this means that if it fails you’ve still got time to get quotes and get it fixed before the previous MOT actually expires. The earliest date that you can do this is printed on your existing certificate.
However, if the vehicle does fail the new MOT, you shouldn’t be driving it. Here’s why.
Although you’re not breaking the law by not having an MOT (because your old certificate is still valid, remember) you could be prosecuted for driving a defective vehicle, if stopped by the police.
Whether it’s a broken lightbulb or brake failure, you’d be guilty of driving a car that has known faults.
So, your best bet is to get it fixed ASAP and not to drive it in the meantime.
A VOSA spokesperson confirms: “Should you present your vehicle early and the vehicle fails the test, your original certificate still remains valid until its expiry date.
"But this does not mean that you are entitled to continue to use a defective vehicle.
“However, once the defects are repaired you can continue to use the vehicle until either it is retested or the original test certificate expires.
"Remember a current test certificate does not allow continued use of a defective vehicle on a public road.”
Yes, really. That is a ridiculous source riddled with inaccuracies.
No, it's not. Only motorists who own cars which are 3 years old or older need to put it through an MOT each year (and certain exclusions to the 3 year rule such as taxi drivers).
No, it doesn't. Infact aside from serious oil leaks or dashboard warning lights the engine is almost entirely excluded from the MOT.
This is incorrect.
No.
No, this is not true either.
Nope, not true either. Even if the MOT is a failure and the original has expired you can drive from the test centre back home and seperately from home to a place of repair for the purposes of getting the vehicle though its MOT.
No, it's not. Only motorists who own cars which are 3 years old or older need to put it through an MOT each year (and certain exclusions to the 3 year rule such as taxi drivers).
No, it doesn't. Infact aside from serious oil leaks or dashboard warning lights the engine is almost entirely excluded from the MOT.
This is incorrect.
No.
No, this is not true either.
Nope, not true either. Even if the MOT is a failure and the original has expired you can drive from the test centre back home and seperately from home to a place of repair for the purposes of getting the vehicle though its MOT.
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That Autonetinsurnace link is unbelievable!! Is that the official blog of the business?
If it makes you feel better, i asked nissan how much ball joints would cost on the sx, the guy said "they only do the full arm at £550" (this was the fronts)
Japspeed do an uprated full arm for £200
And ebay or camskill sell the balljoint for £35 seperate.
As for your wipers, i would have walked into a local netto/wilko/poundland and bought whatever cheap they have.
Then buy good ones online when i got home.
Next MOT just give your car a good visual check, you could spot some real obvious problems ahead of time
Japspeed do an uprated full arm for £200
And ebay or camskill sell the balljoint for £35 seperate.
As for your wipers, i would have walked into a local netto/wilko/poundland and bought whatever cheap they have.
Then buy good ones online when i got home.
Next MOT just give your car a good visual check, you could spot some real obvious problems ahead of time
Maxxis make some great mountain bike tyres but I've never considered them for my car!
It is possible for the MOT tester to consider that the problems with the car are sufficiently serious that the car shouldn't be driven on the road and mark the cerificate as such.
They also make competition tyres for motorsport including motocross, and Karting.
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I drove an Alfa GTV6 fitted with Maxxis tyres, I was fairly impressed with them as I had the same car fitted with the old style Goodyear F1's (directional). The Maxxis felt better in the wet and on roads that had not been brilliantly maintained.
They will record the failure on the system which is linked to VOSA. If you are stopped by the Police you could be prosecuted for driving a known defective vehicle if you have not repaired the faults they picked up on the MOT. It is illegal to drive a known defective vehicle and as you went for the MOT and failed this is evidence that you were aware of the defects. The validity of the current cert will not mean much in this case and this can also invalidate your insurance as most providers state the vehicle must be roadworthy and free from serious defects.
With everything now linked together taking your car for an MOT early is not really worth the possible complications if it fails and you continue to drive even with a valid cert.
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