CV joint repair -- how much?

Rob1066 wrote:

>Just noticed tonight that one of my front CV joint boots has a tear.
>Gear head friend said fixing such usually means replacing it on both
>wheels and that the whole joint gets replaced. Has anoyone had this
>done? If if so, how much did it cost? He said it would be about $400,
>unless I brought it to Subaru where it would be about $1,000. Car is a
>1999 Forester, 106K.

There are two boots on each side, only one of the four is torn is torn, so
why would you need to touch the other side? Typical cost in Oz is
$A100-$150 to r&r one boot, $650 or $900 for dealer to r&r one reman or
new CV respectively and maybe 2/3 that price elsewhere... but I just got a
reman shaft & inner joint with a new outer joint fitted for $154 all up (15
mins labour) with 2 yr warranty. Not bad. Might pay to shop around. Cheers
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Rob1066 wrote:
> Just noticed tonight that one of my front CV joint boots has a tear.
> Gear head friend said fixing such usually means replacing it on both
> wheels and that the whole joint gets replaced. Has anoyone had this
> done? If if so, how much did it cost? He said it would be about $400,
> unless I brought it to Subaru where it would be about $1,000. Car is a
> 1999 Forester, 106K.

A reman halfshaft only costs 50-75 USD. Mechanics
time is 80/hr USD. Figure $150-$200 per side with a
independent shop. I'd only fix the side that's broke.
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IF the joint is not noisy and if you are mechanically inclinded, what
about replacing just the boots after marking all relative positions,
washing in mineral spirits, drying the parts, greasing and replacing the
boots? Each boot kit with boot, clamps and the grease needed is about
40 bucks?

In case you decide to go this route, remember to put about 40 grams of
the grease inside the crevices in the boot itself, yes the rubber needs
to be lubricated.

Seating the rubber boot on the axle with a rubber (wood) mallet, before
closing the clamp is importarnt, otherwise the clamp may break.


Rob1066 wrote:
> Just noticed tonight that one of my front CV joint boots has a tear.
> Gear head friend said fixing such usually means replacing it on both
> wheels and that the whole joint gets replaced. Has anoyone had this
> done? If if so, how much did it cost? He said it would be about $400,
> unless I brought it to Subaru where it would be about $1,000. Car is a
> 1999 Forester, 106K.
>
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On 29 Jun, 17:01, AS wrote:
>>
> Seating the rubber boot on the axle with a rubber (wood) mallet, before
> closing the clamp is importarnt, otherwise the clamp may break.


WHAT?
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Rob1066 wrote:
> Just noticed tonight that one of my front CV joint boots has a tear.
> Gear head friend said fixing such usually means replacing it on both
> wheels and that the whole joint gets replaced. Has anoyone had this
> done? If if so, how much did it cost? He said it would be about $400,
> unless I brought it to Subaru where it would be about $1,000. Car is a
> 1999 Forester, 106K.
>

I paid recently $60 for reman of halfaxle/shaft and about $50 or so for
the swap itself. I can recommend a shop in Chicago rebuilding that stuff.


A.
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On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:32:32 -0400, hippo wrote:

> reman shaft & inner joint with a new outer joint fitted for $154 all up
> (15 mins labour) with 2 yr warranty. Not bad. Might pay to shop around.
> Cheers


15 mins labour?!?! Did you do it yourself?

Now, I saw a guy replace the shaft on my AWD Tercel in about 20 minutes.
Piece of cake! So, when I decided to do my Mazda 626, NINE HOURS!!!

Then, the next day, I heard the OTHER axle clicking. This one went better,
only 2.5 hours!!! (it took TWO HOURS on the first one just to get the axle
nut off!!!)
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In some cases, if you try to close the clamp that holds the boot in
place, without having seated the boot it in its groove properly, the
clamp will just snap.

Limey Lurker wrote:
> On 29 Jun, 17:01, AS wrote:
>
>>Seating the rubber boot on the axle with a rubber (wood) mallet, before
>>closing the clamp is importarnt, otherwise the clamp may break.
>
>
>
> WHAT?
>
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iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku wrote:

>15 mins labour?!?! Did you do it yourself?

No - mine would havew been closer to the 9 hrs! Left it there and went to
shops for a quick coffee. Came back and all done. 3000Km up since with no
concerns. Probably a bit impractical to ship your car all the way to
Granville NSW though
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On Jun 30, 2:05 am, "hippo" wrote:
> iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku wrote:
> >15 mins labour?!?! Did you do it yourself?
>
> No - mine would havew been closer to the 9 hrs! Left it there and went to
> shops for a quick coffee. Came back and all done. 3000Km up since with no
> concerns. Probably a bit impractical to ship your car all the way to
> Granville NSW though

OK, we're going in tomorrow. Shop guy if they need to replace the
axle, it's a $250 job. That sounds reasonable. If the joint is in good
shape, then obviously less.
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Rob1066 wrote:
> On Jun 30, 2:05 am, "hippo" wrote:
>> iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku wrote:
>>> 15 mins labour?!?! Did you do it yourself?
>> No - mine would havew been closer to the 9 hrs! Left it there and went to
>> shops for a quick coffee. Came back and all done. 3000Km up since with no
>> concerns. Probably a bit impractical to ship your car all the way to
>> Granville NSW though
>
> OK, we're going in tomorrow. Shop guy if they need to replace the
> axle, it's a $250 job. That sounds reasonable. If the joint is in good
> shape, then obviously less.
>

Prices vary. Here in Seattle, a shop I trust wants a flat $169 for each
side with reman axles from NAPA. I've seen readerboards with prices as
low as $89, but I'd be a little leery about those.
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