Megane Driveshaft CV Boot

[moonman5]

Hi,
On checking my car for any problems prior to its M.O.T I found that the central cv boot on the o/side had lost a small amount of grease? on closer inspection I noticed the tiny split in the boot no bigger than 2mm even so it was clear that the grease was escaping, Knowing that this was an M.O.T failure I set to removing the drive shaft to fit a new cv boot,

The o/side drive shaft is a two piece shaft the first part has a support bearing so there is a "middle" cv boot as well as an "outer" an "inner" cv boot.

Now the fun starts! I now have a perfectly servicable drive shaft sat on my garage floor waiting for a cv boot? when I went to my local Renault dealer they informed me that only the inner and outer boots were available? the middle boot is not and advised me that I needed to buy a whole drive shaft at a cost of £257+vat!! yea right...and throw a good one away....so much for re-cycling!

Even worse I have tried all my local motor factors willing to settle for a pattern part but no one can help?

Can anyone tell me where I can get one of these cv boots...????

Ta.

Ps,
cant use a universal boot....the drive shaft has a sort of triangulated form and the boot matches this shape (NOT ROUND like conventional cv boots

[CanadianMike]

look around some other renault dealers in your area, maybe they can get you the part that you need

[Deano16v]

what about going to a scrappy and seeing if you can get a whole driveshaft from them and then butcher it for the boot?

[moonman5]

Hi Deano16,
thanks for your reply, I have done exactly that, its amazing actually how many cv boots from different model Renaults are the same!
I got a 54 plate clio one in the end and it fiited fine! back on the road now M.o.t,d as well, and no leaky cv boot....Cheers!

[Deano16v]

good darts mate, scrapyards are great places!