CV BOOT REPLACED IN 30 MINUTES

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by Multibeemer

Being able to separate the axle from the hub on the outside is just the luck of the draw. A few very lucky individuals have been able to do it, but from the looks of this thread, for the majority, myself included, that outside connection might as well have been welded in place. I did it using the "inside method." While doable, it is a beast of a job - took me about six grueling hours per side. $120 for a pair of axles sounds incredible - if they're still available, I'd jump at that deal, although I would worry somewhat about the quality of the axles, and the boots, at that price. Depends on how long you plan to keep the vehicle.

On the contrary, I have separated the axle from the hub rather easily, as I also just completed replacing the wheel bearing on that side. If my damn boot wasn't showing cracks inside the folds I'd have the whole side done already as once I got moving with the right tools, doing the wheel bearing wasn't too bad.

Keeping the car for a while, and although stevekat was successful with the new shafts for about 120, as tempting as it is I feel like I'd be the one to get a set with some defects for whatever reason.

I used Raxles in the past with great results, but they are 250 a shaft, although they are QUALITY and rock solid.


My axles are in really good shape and never leaked so I'm trying to keep them if possible and get another 100k out of them if I keep the car that long. Might just do the inner boot method, if I do that I can actually take the shaft off the car, leaving the "cup" on the driveshaft and I'll have the shaft with the inner/outer joint attached.