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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 TDI => Topic started by: Ady TDI on 21 April 2009, 14:22
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Can anyone give me an estimate, how much these jobs are going to cost as i'll soon be ringing a few vw specialists and normal garages to have the work done.
Both front Wishbones inc ball joint
Alternator pulley & belt
NSF CV gaitor
Cheers
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you can get full wishbones complete with ball joints for approx £45 off Ebay :afro:
mine are being fitted this afternoon providing my bosses don't come back to work :lipsrsealed:
can't help with the others sorry
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you can get full wishbones complete with ball joints for approx £45 off Ebay :afro:
mine are being fitted this afternoon providing my bosses don't come back to work :lipsrsealed:
can't help with the others sorry
Cheers Rhyso, are you fitting them yourself? is it easy? a mate seemed to think they were then another mate said you need to pop the ball joint out which is a pain
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you can get full wishbones complete with ball joints for approx £45 off Ebay :afro:
mine are being fitted this afternoon providing my bosses don't come back to work :lipsrsealed:
can't help with the others sorry
Cheers Rhyso, are you fitting them yourself? is it easy? a mate seemed to think they were then another mate said you need to pop the ball joint out which is a pain
got one of my engineers fitting them FOC :lipsrsealed: he's an ex-Land Rover fitter - he had a quick look yesterday and the only real problem he sees is that the drive shaft is in the way of the main ball joint nut
i'll update later as he normally finds a way around such problems :afro:
you can leave the ball joints in but it depends how good your existing ones are
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Thanks Rhyso,
An update will be good :smiley:
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Can anyone give me an estimate, how much these jobs are going to cost as i'll soon be ringing a few vw specialists and normal garages to have the work done.
Both front Wishbones inc ball joint
Alternator pulley & belt
NSF CV gaitor
Cheers
Ha, I need all those above doing :lipsrsealed:
The belt takes 10 mins, can you change the pulley :undecided: or do you have to buy a new alternator?
CV gaitor about an hour
Wishbone about the same thats with coffee breaks aswell :wink:
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well i've had one side done
left the original ball joint as Alan said it was in top condition! Really surprised considering the car has 98K on it!!
took him about half an hour - other side will be fitted tomorrow followed by tracking so i then hopefully give a full report :smiley:
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Got my first quote today, and judging the price will be the last :laugh:
NSF CV Gaitor
Both Front Wishbones
Alternator Pulley + Belt
£400 + VAT
Never in a million years am i paying that
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You could do it yourself in a few hours :wink:
CV Gaitor = £10
Both Front Wishbones = £45
Alternator Pulley Not sure on price
Belt = £12
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I thought about doing it myself, but not sure how to remove the pulley, and then tighten the belt, i'm sure there will be a tensioner but damned if i can find it :laugh:
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on mine you can see the tensioner at the top of the engine, when the engines is running it should be moving backwards and forwards very quick
not sure how it comes off, Rich may have a link somewhere :grin:
oh and the pulley costs around £20 :wink:
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Thanks Steve
What engine do you have? i must be blind cant see mine :laugh:
And £20!! thats very cheap :grin:
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ARL, Ill get a photo of it if you want??
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Yes please if you can do mate :smiley:
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Drivers side of engine bay
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb74/kryptik_2010/golf/30042009265.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb74/kryptik_2010/golf/30042009267.jpg)
and here it is
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb74/kryptik_2010/golf/30042009268.jpg)
:smiley:
You'll have to hold the tensioner back and put something through to lock it off, I used a bolt which when I removed it, it was s shaped :grin:
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Nice one thanks Steve :smiley:
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Ady did you manage to do the pulley yourself? Mine needs doing on my Polo but the garage said I need special tools!
Nick
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what a bearing puller?
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Is that what's needed? They just said special tool and I was in boots so didn't have time to discuss exactly what. If it's a bog standard bearing puller than that's cool as I can pick one of those up for a few quid and do it meself.
nick
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found this (http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/271283/1782875.aspx#1782875) might be the special tool :undecided:
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Aahhh awesome! Only a few quid, will see if someone local to me stocks it.
nick
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ebay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALTERNATOR-PULLEY-TOOL-SPECIAL-VW%2FBMW%2FFORD-Buy-or-Rent_W0QQitemZ320411492624QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20090813?IMSfp=TL090813148001r36051)
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The actual Laser one is on the bay for about £12. Gonna ring my local autofactors in the morning as they stock laser tools and see how much they can do one for.
Nick