DSG Driveshaft CV boot

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Picked up a 2007 A3 2.0 TDi 170 DSG sportback last week and noticed today after taking the front wheels off that on the passenger side the drive shaft that appears to come out of the dsg box and into the wheel has some kind of cv/rubber boot that appears to have a split in it.

How serious is this? If I push the first fold of the rubber back you can see the the rubber has perished and looks split and that's when oil/fluid comes out.

The oil/fluid coming out would that be dsg gearbox oil from the box or something else?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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There shouldn't be any way the oil from the DSG box is getting out. the boots split regularly. the boot is not an oil seal its a dust shield.
 
Thanks for letting me know, what oil is coming out of the cv boot then?
 
That'll be the grease thats used to lubricate the 3 knuckle driveshaft into the socket.
The DSG box is a sealed unit (unlike many other gearboxes).
 
thanks, better get it changed sooner rather than later then.

I have read somewhere that you can do something called basic settings with vcds on the dsg box, as I am the second owner would I need to get the dsg box reset, calibrated or have the basic settings carried out on the box?
 
Why do you need to reset the dsg, is it problematic atm?

Also yes you need to get cv joint sorted to seal it up & keep the grease in there or the lubrication will be non existent & cause alot of wear on the possibly tripodic driveshaft end.
 
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NHN said:
Why do you need to reset the dsg, is it problematic atm?

Also yes you need to get cv joint sorted to seal it up & keep the grease in there or the lubrication will be non existent & cause alot of wear on the possibly tripodic driveshaft end.
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And it will fail the mot if it's split !
 
Actually matey, I had an mot & they noted mine was perishing/split, but passed & this was an audi garage, one I respect, rather anal on mot's who failed me for a simple plate difference last year, so not sure thats an mot failure tbh Mike.
 
NHN said:
Actually matey, I had an mot & they noted mine was perishing/split, but passed & this was an audi garage, one I respect, rather anal on mot's who failed me for a simple plate difference last year, so not sure thats an mot failure tbh Mike.
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Interesting mate ! My friendly VAG specialist independent says it's a fail but may be individual discretion ! And they passed the colour of my led sidelights when the previous mot place failed them !

Maybe others could lend their own experiences ?
 
I'm back in there in morning & will ask, as they really are the people who would fail it, to get the work, lol

TBH the sidelights are a touchy 1 from experience, but I reckon some of them make up there own rules tbh, a vauxhall garage failed mine years ago, saying it didnt work, took them to the car, turned them on, then wtf is that then numnuts, oh it works, but isnt very bright, uh the manual says if its visible it passes, so jog on.
 
NHN said:
Why do you need to reset the dsg, is it problematic atm?

Also yes you need to get cv joint sorted to seal it up & keep the grease in there or the lubrication will be non existent & cause alot of wear on the possibly tripodic driveshaft end.
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I am new to dsg gearboxes, it appears to drive ok. What are the first signs of it being problematic I should look out for?
 
Have been driving it some more and the only thing I can notice is occasionally when slowing to a stop from 2nd to 1st you can feel a slight clunk but other times it is smooth as silk. Should this be something to be worried about?
Does anyone know what the latest software version for the 6 speed dsg box is?
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TBH there is always a slight clunk noise when dropping from 2nd to 1st, well on both my dsg a3's there is, never been an issue for me.

As for SW version, would need to check with your dealer.
 
Ok, think I will ring the dealer tomorrow to check. I have found going up the gears to be very smooth but also in manual mode when coming down the box when slowing down for example from 4th to 3rd it isn't as smooth but could that be something to do with the way I am driving it? Is it best to reduce excess speed before changing down to make it smooth or is it ok to change down and use the engine braking as well?

What does the dsg adaptation in vcds do anyway?
 
Nige is right , its not actually a mot fail.
What is the mileage on the box and when was it last serviced ?
 
That should be fine. I don't have any clonks going up or down the box but i have quattro so its a different set up. Not sure of the flywheel set up on your car ?
 
paddy said:
That should be fine. I don't have any clonks going up or down the box but i have quattro so its a different set up. Not sure of the flywheel set up on your car ?
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I'm not too sure of the flywheel setup on my car either ?
 
paddy said:
Nige is right , its not actually a mot fail.
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Are you absolutely sure on that mate ? Nige , did you go in today and check?

Reason I am so interested is one of mine is split/leaking and my friendly (very) indie specialist/mot place said it would need doing before it's next mot.
 
Well i was told last week mine was perished during my annual oil change ect and i said i would need to get it sorted for the MOT in May and he said they would not fail it on the boot. Only repeating what the service manager said . ( it was a BMW garage :) )
 
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I think you have a DMF flywheel so it could be that clonking. Only guessing though TBH
 
doesn't always do it and is mostly very smooth, could it possibly be the way I am driving it? Does anyone know what the dsg adaptation procedure with vcds is all about?
 
Well if you check the wiki of ross-tech, iirc it advises how to do a calibratiion reset of the dsg.
 
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