Hey all... an update on Nelly's progress in life... Just got her back from the garage after having her MOT done... cost me £81 but she flew through, just needing new number plate bulb, new indicator bulb and headlights aligning!!!

Very happy chappy... there's one thing that i will need doing which they didn't pick up on the MOT suprisingly... a CV boot on the drivers side... probably didn't see it as wheel as just been cleaned and so there wasn't oil everywhere as before.

How hard is this to replace? I know it involves removing everything off the end of the drive shaft to slip a new one on, or is it that the drive shaft must be removed?

How much should a garage charge me (in hours as i know all garages charge different labour amounts)?

that shouldn't cost too much, i would say less than £100 including parts

ooh... cool... was expecting it to cost around the £150 mark... would attempt myself but dont have the tools or space to do it... I have the ability to though i reckon... managed to replace my timing chain a few months back!! very proud...

Stupid flat with no drive/garage!!!

about an hours job. ive done both on my fun and our lasses old felly. had to use genuine parts though (about £15 each) as no one seems to do them for the fellies locally

i didnt take the shafts out when i did mine. i used some blocks to hold the shaft up.

it is best to use proper parts, the generic ones don't fit!!

Being a tight a$$, i used a generic boot from Butts, it was fine and saved 4 quid

it is best to use proper parts, the generic ones don't fit!!

the genuine ones are a tight fit too, that's the whole point

Will take to garage in a few weeks once ive recouped some of the money ive just spent and see what they say.

Not bothered which ones they use as long as they do a good job and they last longer than 2 minutes!!

Thanks for your help guys.

ive tried a cheapie before , and ended up replacing it a month or two later as it split

the genuine ones are a tight fit too, that's the whole point

the generic ones i got were to bloody slack...