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Originally Posted by RMak
My Indy recommended that you might as well change the whole CV Boot and Axle.
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That's exactly what I would recommend if I were in business to make money. Because I could charge more money for that....
The CV joint and axle could very well last the lifetime of the vehicle, or easily 200K miles. If the joint is still clean and did not get dirt and grit in there, I recommend just doing the boot. I think the OEM axle assembly is better than an aftermarket one. And a new OEM assembly is about $300-400 just for the part.
If the joint looks questionable and compramised, then replace the whole assembly. I recommend getting one from RockAuto - they have a source that uses remanufactured OEM units on a core exchange basis. I would rather have a reman OEM unit than an aftermarket one myself. In fact, I do and it works just perfectly. I ended up replacing mine during a boot swap only because I stripped the threads on the spindle pounding it back on the joint. Forgot to slip on the nut cause I was in a hurry. Oh well - whatRyagonnado...
