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CV joints and boots

The constant-velocity joints at each end of a driveshaft, and the rubber boots holding their grease in.

Also called CV boot, gaiter, drive joint.

How you know it is this

  • A rhythmic clicking on lock — the outer joint
  • A vibration or shudder under acceleration in a straight line — the inner joint
  • Grease sprayed around the inside of the wheel arch
  • A split or ballooning boot

Worth knowing before you buy

  • THE BOOT IS THE WHOLE STORY. A split boot lets the grease out and the grit in, and the joint has weeks rather than years. A boot is cheap; a joint is not.
  • Check the boots at every service. It is a thirty-second look that saves a driveshaft.
  • Inner and outer joints are different parts and give different symptoms — clicking on lock is outer, shudder in a straight line is inner.
  • Boot kits come with the correct grease and clips. Ordinary grease is not a substitute.

What we need to quote it. Which corner, inner or outer, and the chassis number. The chassis number settles the generation, the body and usually the engine in seventeen characters — it is on your mulkiya. A photograph of the old part helps where there is more than one version.

PropshaftFlex discsCentre bearingUniversal jointsTransfer case (4MATIC)DifferentialsDriveshaftsCV joints and bootsDifferential mountsOutput shaft seals
Driveline — schematic, to show where the part sits. Arrangement is right; it is a diagram and not a fitment reference.

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CV joints and boots for your Mercedes-Benz?

Send the chassis number and a photograph of the old part. We come back with genuine, OEM and aftermarket options priced side by side, with lead times.

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