The axle boots are only $50 a piece (inner and outer) vs. $500 for the axle, there shouldn't be any "special tools" needed to do the boot replacement according to the tech as he said that I could do it DIY, but why not bring it in here Sat and we'll throw it on the lift and work on it together and be done in half the time. So I'm taking my '01 3.0 in this Saturday to get the boots done (inner and outer since it'll be apart already might as well do a little preventive maint.) as a side job for one of the techs, he takes me back there to help him, so I will let you know if anything special is in fact needed if you haven't solved the issue by then...if it helps.

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