I have a 98 Escort 1.6 Si and have just noticed before the MOT is due that the rubber boot on the wishbone ball joint has split, this wishbone is in good condition apart from the boot as it was only fitted last year can anyone tell me if this is a MOT failure and if it is does anyone know a way around this problem apart from replacing the whole wishbone.

Can I also check would my car get through the MOT if I fibre glassed and undersealed a hole in my off side sill just under the drivers door as a patch up option before i get chance to replace the whole sill. I am not sure if this is allowed.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

its going to fail on both sorry unless you have a freindly mot man

 

joint boot isnt reason for failure as long as the joint does not have excessive play

and it depends how good your repair is on the sill, they cant dig to hard and it has to be proven to be corroded to fail