Bongo Fury

After having been sold the wrong CV joint from Ebay, I need another - one that fits! The guy is going to refund my money, realises his mistake and can get the right one - 100% fit.

Bongo booked into garage again - and I want the job doing right so why is there so much price difference in the cv joints available? Bongo Fury at about £90, Bongo Bits at about £76 and lots on Ebay starting at £23. Is it about you pay for what you get?

Any recommendations for parts that FIT - I want to get this part sorted tomorrow, delivered for fitting on Friday.

The joint is clunking pretty bad on turns.

The e-bay sellers in many cases dont have staff,premises,and all the other associated costs which need to be passed on to the customer, they can secure a sale of a similar part because of the lower purchase price.

I paid about £50 for a cv joint,and £40 for fitting,(rough estimated cost,as i had other work carried out at the same time)at a local well known bongo dealer, i was pretty chuffed with the overall price, as the old joint was a bugg3r to remove!

I've been quoted about an hour and a half to fit but am prepared for longer - so I reckon £40 to fit is a bargain.


I've been riding my luck on this one - once they start to clunk are they just noisy or are they about to disintegrate - its been knocking for some time now - couple of months! Its a daily driver - 20 miles or so but a couple more weeks and my usual mechanic will be able to sort it.

Yep, mine was clunking/graunching for a couple of months lewy.... I initially had a split cv boot, (noticed splattered grease around the inner wheelarch) When the boot was replaced,the joint seemed to be ok with grease, so it was re-packed,new boot fitted, and i left the garage thinking i'd got away with it....

Then the graunching noise started when steering right on full lock

I bit the bullet and had the joint replaced a couple of months later,along with my cambelt,aircon/fanbelts,glowplugs,new front pads,and a small service. That's why it's hard to pinpoint the cost of the cv joint, as i had a stack of other jobs done at the same time.

On the subject of c.v. joints, a little help please. A rubber boot has come loose making the noises as stated above, this boot is not the one closest to the wheel but at the other end of the short rod toward the centre of the vehicle on the passenger side. Is this still the c.v. joint as i have been advised by a mate? Can i just get the boot replaced or do i have to change the whole rod including the other boot closest to the wheel? Will any damage be done if i continue to drive while i order the parts? I have searched for the parts but am unsure what exactly i need to order.

Thanks for any answers / advice,

Ian

Sorry not sure - I think this is the inner cv joint?

Don't know about the Bongo, but the inner boot normally just covers a splined section of the shaft that slides in and out - no joint as such.

cheers franc, so sounds like i just need the rubber boot then rather than the full joint ? would be alot cheaper then, good more beer tokens for me