S70 - CV boots or new axles?
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S70 - CV boots or new axles?
Hi everyone,
I need to address my leaking CV boots. I believe it's the outter ones that need to be serviced. I have a mechanic who wants to just change only the boots for $500.00 and another who wants to install new axles instead for the same price. I was told that the axles weren't necessary and the origianal ones are better. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
I need to address my leaking CV boots. I believe it's the outter ones that need to be serviced. I have a mechanic who wants to just change only the boots for $500.00 and another who wants to install new axles instead for the same price. I was told that the axles weren't necessary and the origianal ones are better. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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I never change boots... to me, it's like doing more work to repair a worn part. Most auto parts store new or remanufactured CV axles have a lifetime warranty on them, and I've had to use that maybe one time. (I'm a mechanic who specializes in European cars.) Axle boots don't have a warranty. Changing the boot costs less in parts, but more in labor, as you have to take the whole axle apart to do them, and who knows what junk got in there while the boot was torn. A reasonable price for having the axles replaced on your car... well, if the shop will install customer- supplied axles, book labor is 1.3 hours for the right side and .9 hours for the left side. (not that it really takes .4 hours longer to change the right side...) Going shop labor in my area is $85/hr, so that's $187. Auto parts stores such as advance typically sell the axles for $75 each, so that's $150. If you let the shop get them, you're probably looking at around $250 in parts after the shop gets their markup... so $500 is a little on the high side, but not that bad.
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