CV Boot just ripped...how long do I have? repairable? PICS
07-11-2006, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by happy4444
holy $hit! wut kinda tools??? craftsman?
07-11-2006, 03:13 PM
#42
Originally Posted by kingrukus
Definitely not Craftsman. It appeared to be made in china. If it were Craftsman, I would have gotten a replacement for free.
Jae
07-11-2006, 04:33 PM
#44
for replacing it. Not worth the headache of replacing the boot when you can get new axles for 60 bucks a piece. I removed the ball joint, but needed a new one either way so I wasnt gentle with it at all.
07-11-2006, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by vsamoylov
yes thats another way of doing it. nissan sells a rebuild kit as well. i have used that before when rebuilding the dust boots. it comes with everything you need to do the job. it is cheaper but require more work and the job will get messy due to all the grease. the more simple way is to replace the axle because all you do is pull the old one out and pop the new one in. in this situation replacing the axle seems like the way for him to go but i may be wrong.
07-11-2006, 05:02 PM
#47
Originally Posted by Frank Fontaine
I agree with your philosophy, the more expensive way to me yields more bang for buck. One, it's a permanent-type repair where it's old one out, new one in. The other is a repair of a questionable part, where most people say the repair works, so it probably does. But in scenario A the driver knows he's good for years. Not everyone is looking for that, some people enjoy working on the car and isn't looking to drive forever. To each his own...
Jae
07-11-2006, 06:33 PM
#48
i think i have to replace the passenger side axle. a while back the 2 strut bolts came loose causing steering to wiggle after bumps, so i popped off the tire and tightened them back up. but after that the tire was riding on the inner edge and after months now, it wore through the metal mesh and created a big bubble there.
now i changed the tire out and loosened the strut bolts and pushed the wheele hub in a little to make it sit level. the alignment seems good now but after i did this, its making an awful noise.. squeeking creaking constantly when driving slow. when i turn at a certain angle, it stops..
my question is, is this the axle that needs to be replaced?
now i changed the tire out and loosened the strut bolts and pushed the wheele hub in a little to make it sit level. the alignment seems good now but after i did this, its making an awful noise.. squeeking creaking constantly when driving slow. when i turn at a certain angle, it stops..
my question is, is this the axle that needs to be replaced?
12-15-2006, 08:31 AM
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Both of my CV boots in front are torn but there is no grease leaking out. I have gotten a couple of quotes from $400+ to replace the boots or the entire axles. Does this sound about right? I saw that someone had quoted a lot lower $ earlier in this post?!?
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