"96 850 GLT CV Boots?

[sparky]

boot is cracked and grease is escaping and dealer want's about $800 for part
and I'm having trouble locating the part at any source in Kansas City
besides volvo dealer, who is crook I don't trust.

Local garage says every other car it does this repair on is about $100 for
part.

Anyone know any other sources for CV boot,

Also, should this have been caught when I had the volvo into dealer for
100,000 checkup 2 weeks ago? local garage guy says boot has been cracked
for a while.

reply to group please

 

[Steve J.]

WHoa! I just put ALL 4 new CV boots on my Volvo 850. The entire job
cost me $500 but I also replaced both front control arms. That's BOTH
front control arms and all 4 bellows (cv boots, Volvo refers to them
as bellows)

I would call another Dealer and ask for parts and just ask if they
have the bellows in stock. Then, ask "What is your price on them?"

Now your dealer might be qouting the CV joint itself + installation,
if so you have a misunderstanding.
You might/ might not need a new CV joint.
I replaced mine (boots) as preventative maint at 100k, and they were
not cracked. CV joints were fine of course. With a leaking boot who
knows.
FYI

"Also, should this have been caught when I had the volvo into dealer
for 100,000 checkup 2 weeks ago?"

Hell yes, but then again you desire GOOD service and it sounds like
your Dealer sucks.
In truth the 100k service might *not* have required the car to go on a
rack but any on the ball tech with a 100k service on his hands should
do a cursory inspection of all common wear items like that. It's good
for business and keeps the customer happy and rolling down the road.
Plus it'd take all of 5 minutes.
Good service can be HARD to get!


Reminds me of when my friend went to the Doctor. The Doctor gave him 6
months. My friend said "Six months! I can't even pay your fee in 6
months!"
So the Doctor gave him another 6 months....

 

[John Horner]

boot is cracked and grease is escaping and dealer want's about $800 for part
and I'm having trouble locating the part at any source in Kansas City
besides volvo dealer, who is crook I don't trust.

Local garage says every other car it does this repair on is about $100 for
part.

Anyone know any other sources for CV boot,

Also, should this have been caught when I had the volvo into dealer for
100,000 checkup 2 weeks ago? local garage guy says boot has been cracked
for a while.

reply to group please

For parts, check out www.alloemvolvoparts.com. You might want to install
complete rebuilt half-shafts if that is an option. If the boots have been
gone for long then there is a good chance dirt and water got into the CV
joint and are grinding away at it.

John

 

[Bev A. Kupf]

boot is cracked and grease is escaping and dealer want's about $800 for part
and I'm having trouble locating the part at any source in Kansas City
besides volvo dealer, who is crook I don't trust.

What exactly is he replacing? Just new inner and outer boots, or the entire
axle? If the boots have been cracked for a long while, dirt could have
gone in and messed up the joint or the axle.

$800 is what I would expect for parts and labor if he was installing new
right and left axles. The axle shafts are about $200 - $300 each.

Boot-kits themselves are pretty cheap ($30 - $40) each side, and you should
be charged about 1 - 2 hours of labor.

Anyone know any other sources for CV boot,

Check http://www.ipdusa.com

bev

 

[Doug Warner]

What exactly is he replacing? Just new inner and outer boots, or the entire
axle? If the boots have been cracked for a long while, dirt could have
gone in and messed up the joint or the axle.

Left axle, outside boot separated from the axle, leaving about a 1/2"
opening all around the axle.

I purchased a repair kit from the dealer, which consisted of two
boots, two kids of grease (The black grease goes in the outside
joint.)

Despite driving with the broken boot for over a month, in the wettest
spring ever here, I saw no signs of damage to the CV hoint at all once
it was disassembled and cleaned. The grease probably trapped all the
grit and didn't let it migrate into the moving parts.

Hardest part: Opening the retaining ring while hammering the
very-tight center "spider" off the axle's splined end to disassemble
the CV joint to get the boots off. (why couldn't they have used
bolt-together joints.).
The kit cost about $140.00.

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