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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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I think I need to replace the passanger side axle. When I drive it starts to vibrate at about 50 mph. I just had the tires balanced. The sway link is in good shape. I believe the passanger side needs to be replaced, but im just going to go ahead and do both.. Is this a hard DIY project? can I trust the parts sold on ebay? They have the axles listed ebay for like 80 a piece. IPD sells them for 175 and I would really love to save some money on this repair.

Any input would really help.. Thanks!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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I have found on the cheap axles the inner joints have play brand new and does not fix the vibration.

It is not all that bad of a job.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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Rebuilt OEM axles are the way to go. Recently had to replace both my less than one year old chinese (DSS) junk axles with rebuilt ones. No more vibrations.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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B.T.W. the rebuild axles are cheaper than new chinese garbage
 
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