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2003 x5 torn left outer cv boot
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Yeah, depends on how bad the noise is. If it sounds like an old front wheel drive car with original axles making a hard turn then I'd change the whole shaft. If it is just starting to clack a bit when turning you'd probably be ok with just the boots with some fresh grease in them. And the outer boot kits from the dealer has a pack of grease with them
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thanks for the advice, I hope to just do the boot kit as it is much cheaper!
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Took to my indie to replace the boot. When I got back to the shop, he'd simply replaced the entire axle $140 installed. Not sure how much the kit it and the time involved with doing it yourself but I thought that was a fair price.
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You got a real good deal..... had mine done a couple months ago and it was $350 a side parts and labor.
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Tell him Lance sent you. He may be a little difficult to understand, but he does great work and is super-reasonable.
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Hey, lance...just went for a car inspection and my 2001 X5 failed because front left boot was broken broken..the gas station told me he cannot replace just the boot, if i wanted that done i would have to deal with someone else. he said he can replace entire left axel for $350 installed which he recommended because he said depending on how long boot has been broken there could be problems...is this what u got done for under $200? If so seems really cheap since the part itself i believe runs like $225 or so? |
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If the CV boot is broken and the joint has failed, BMW doesn't even replace the complete output shaft assembly anymore. The outer front CV joint can be replaced as a separate component (along with the bellows kit). I believe there is an SIB ( SIB 310108) on it. The entire axle from BMW runs over $500 so I don't know what the guy did for $140 or what parts he used, but something doesn't sound quite right.
Last edited by X5 Meister; 03-23-2009 at 04:51 PM. |
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Non OEM from Advanced Auto B&M was $70 per axle drop shipped to my door.
Over 10 000 miles on them. No problems. So $70 for shaft and $70 labor is very reasonable.
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Are you sure you got a whole new axle for $70? That price sounds more like just the CV joint.
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