Axle versus CV boot replacement

I am in dire need of replacing the inner CV boots on my 1994 4runner.
At 158,000 miles, would it be better to just replace the entire axle
unit or just the CV boots? The estimated CV boots replacement time is 7
hours. Thoughts?

<donnoble@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am in dire need of replacing the inner CV boots on my 1994 4runner.
> At 158,000 miles, would it be better to just replace the entire axle
> unit or just the CV boots? The estimated CV boots replacement time is 7
> hours. Thoughts?
>[/color]

I went through this quite often on a mid-90's Subaru I owned.

While the make/model is different, the idea was this:

Replacement boot: Higher labor costs to drop the axle, clean the
cage/bearings, replace the boot. Lower part cost.

Replacement axle: Higher part cost and lower labor cost with clean
boot/bearings/cage.


Best I can recall, it was (then) nearly a wash or so close in cost that I
almost always had the enter axle replaced.

hth

Stew

"S.Lewis" wrote:[color=blue]
><donnoble@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1121129687.518177.26310@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>>I am in dire need of replacing the inner CV boots on my 1994[/color]
>4runner.[color=green]
>> At 158,000 miles, would it be better to just replace the entire[/color]
>axle[color=green]
>> unit or just the CV boots? The estimated CV boots replacement[/color]
>time is 7[color=green]
>> hours. Thoughts?
>>[/color]
>
>I went through this quite often on a mid-90’s Subaru I owned.
>
>While the make/model is different, the idea was this:
>
>Replacement boot: Higher labor costs to drop the axle, clean the
>cage/bearings, replace the boot. Lower part cost.
>
>Replacement axle: Higher part cost and lower labor cost with clean
>boot/bearings/cage.
>
>
>Best I can recall, it was (then) nearly a wash or so close in cost
>that I
>almost always had the enter axle replaced.
>
>hth
>
>Stew[/color]

Depends to on how you do it too (if you farm it out or not) they are
not hard to change axles and with 158 K on them I would replace tha
axles, I bought a set for a Toyota Camary two years ago that were in
the $90’s a piece from Advanced Auto. I would susspect that yours
would be in that ballpark but at a dealer, the price would be many
times that plus labor.

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> "S.Lewis" wrote:[color=green]
>><donnoble@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:1121129687.518177.26310@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>>>I am in dire need of replacing the inner CV boots on my 1994[/color]
>>4runner.[color=darkred]
>>> At 158,000 miles, would it be better to just replace the entire[/color]
>>axle[color=darkred]
>>> unit or just the CV boots? The estimated CV boots replacement[/color]
>>time is 7[color=darkred]
>>> hours. Thoughts?
>>>[/color]
>>
>>I went through this quite often on a mid-90's Subaru I owned.
>>
>>While the make/model is different, the idea was this:
>>
>>Replacement boot: Higher labor costs to drop the axle, clean the
>>cage/bearings, replace the boot. Lower part cost.
>>
>>Replacement axle: Higher part cost and lower labor cost with clean
>>boot/bearings/cage.
>>
>>
>>Best I can recall, it was (then) nearly a wash or so close in cost
>>that I
>>almost always had the enter axle replaced.
>>
>>hth
>>
>>Stew[/color]
>
> Depends to on how you do it too (if you farm it out or not) they are
> not hard to change axles and with 158 K on them I would replace tha
> axles, I bought a set for a Toyota Camary two years ago that were in
> the $90's a piece from Advanced Auto. I would susspect that yours
> would be in that ballpark but at a dealer, the price would be many
> times that plus labor.
>
> --[/color]


I'd farmed my Soob axle(s) out to a (non-dealer) trusted wrench. Ran me
about $120 p/l. Just didn't seem to me to be worth attempting to clean the
bearings/cage (time consuming and a risk of contamination).


Stew

I've decided to put on the entire axle. I have a mechanic friend who
will do it on the side much cheaper. Thanks for the good advice!