I hope someone can shed some light on this situation, because I'm stumped and Renault are too!
I'm trying to replace both inner and outer CV boots on my Trophy, but I can't seem to find the correct part. Started off with non-genuine, they were wrong. So, decided to go genuine and ordered from Renault.
These are still incorrect, the outer is slightly too large and isn't very tight around the joint, similarly the clip is slightly too large and certainly wouldn't crimp enough to be tight.
Now the inner joint is a strange one, the sliding joint has 3 scallops where the bearings move up and down, these scallops continue to the end of the joint where the CV boot fits, so the current boot is moulded to match these scallops to create a seal. The new renault part is just a plain circular boot, but the rest of it looks correct. Renault can't understand the problem as we have matched both the Registration and VIN number. The shaft didn't look like it had ever been replaced and going by the fittings, it didn't look like it had ever been off the car before either. This isn't the first time I've had a parts discrepancy though, when I tried to order new front springs, the computer wanted to order standard Clio Cup springs, so I had to order a part number from off this forum!
Can anyone help?
I'm trying to replace both inner and outer CV boots on my Trophy, but I can't seem to find the correct part. Started off with non-genuine, they were wrong. So, decided to go genuine and ordered from Renault.
These are still incorrect, the outer is slightly too large and isn't very tight around the joint, similarly the clip is slightly too large and certainly wouldn't crimp enough to be tight.
Now the inner joint is a strange one, the sliding joint has 3 scallops where the bearings move up and down, these scallops continue to the end of the joint where the CV boot fits, so the current boot is moulded to match these scallops to create a seal. The new renault part is just a plain circular boot, but the rest of it looks correct. Renault can't understand the problem as we have matched both the Registration and VIN number. The shaft didn't look like it had ever been replaced and going by the fittings, it didn't look like it had ever been off the car before either. This isn't the first time I've had a parts discrepancy though, when I tried to order new front springs, the computer wanted to order standard Clio Cup springs, so I had to order a part number from off this forum!
Can anyone help?
