CV joint replacement time
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CV joint replacement time
So, what have you guys spent for this repair? Looks like 1000+, no?
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How many miles do you have? My 1993 Accord went 150,000 before needing them. My friend's 1998 Camry is at 120,000 and has never needed them. Another friend has an Accord that is just now needing them at 165,000.
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CV shafts will last until the boot gets torn and you lose the grease. You should be able to pick these up at a local "Autozone" type store for around $45 each. If you can turn a wrench you can do these yourself in a few hours. If not, it's the labor that drives the price up. I think it is a book time of 3+ hours. Any good tire shop can do these at a reasonable price.
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thanks for the suggestions, I really don't wanna spend that kinda scratch Acura stores want. I'm good w/ my hands but don't have the time.
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anyone have a list of parts I'll need?
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Originally Posted by TampaBayCLS
CV shafts will last until the boot gets torn and you lose the grease. You should be able to pick these up at a local "Autozone" type store for around $45 each. If you can turn a wrench you can do these yourself in a few hours. If not, it's the labor that drives the price up. I think it is a book time of 3+ hours. Any good tire shop can do these at a reasonable price.
I'm assuming you're talking about the boots. If so, don't bother. Once the boot rips, you're letting in all kinds of road debris, dirt, etc. and there is no point in just replacing the boots.
Chief F1 Fan,
Go to www.acuraautomotiveparts.org, select your car and choose Driveshaft from the list. It give you the list of stuff you may or may not need.
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Thanks NSX-I'll go there later.
mr5arkle: 97,700, and 3 transmissions later
I'll buy the parts and have a friend of mine who owns a garage do it. I don't feel like getting a#s raped.
mr5arkle: 97,700, and 3 transmissions later
I'll buy the parts and have a friend of mine who owns a garage do it. I don't feel like getting a#s raped.
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my accord needed cv's at like 50k my CL is going strong at 80k...so a good preventive maint. suggestion would be to jack the car up and check the boots?
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Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
How many miles do you have? My 1993 Accord went 150,000 before needing them. My friend's 1998 Camry is at 120,000 and has never needed them. Another friend has an Accord that is just now needing them at 165,000.
My wife's Altima just got two new CV boots at 45K miles. AT least the boots were replaced before the grease spit out and trashed the joints from lack of lube.
Depending on how the car is driven *and* if something tore a boot, they could go bad very early on.
BTW, I'm not dissagreing that they will generally go for a long time, but...
YMMV
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Inspection of the CV joints and experience...
Originally Posted by NSXNEXT
I'm assuming you're talking about the boots. If so, don't bother. Once the boot rips, you're letting in all kinds of road debris, dirt, etc. and there is no point in just replacing the boots.
Chief F1 Fan,
Go to www.acuraautomotiveparts.org, select your car and choose Driveshaft from the list. It give you the list of stuff you may or may not need.
Chief F1 Fan,
Go to www.acuraautomotiveparts.org, select your car and choose Driveshaft from the list. It give you the list of stuff you may or may not need.
I'd have to disagree – at lease in part -- on this one. If you can look at them and see how much grease was left in them, there is a very large argument for ONLY replacing the boots if the CV joints are cleaned and examined for wear. IMO, the most important item (outside of pricing) to consider would be: what does the CV joint look like with the boot pulled back and/or removed...
The difference in price for our Altima was huge (boots vs. shafts) and looking at the Acura prices, $225 for a shaft is a lot more than $26 for the inboard boot kit ($26 for 'outboard' side). And, in general, it is the outer boots (same price – hey?) that go do to the increased flexion/travel.
I had to replace two sets of boots on just one car (not the Altima) -- I had it for many years -- and replacing the boots was all that was required for about 200K miles of service.
The condition of the CV joints -- and pricing (as you mentioned) should be factors to consider when deciding what to do. Obviously, if the cost of a new aftermarket or factory axle is < boot repair, why not go for the whole enchilada (as you suggested). In the case of our Altima, there was a HUGE difference in pricing between the cost of the two new axles vs. two boot replacements (I checked a number of vendors and labor and other factors were considered.
YMMV
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Originally Posted by NSXNEXT
I'm assuming you're talking about the boots. If so, don't bother. Once the boot rips, you're letting in all kinds of road debris, dirt, etc. and there is no point in just replacing the boots.
Chief F1 Fan,
Go to www.acuraautomotiveparts.org, select your car and choose Driveshaft from the list. It give you the list of stuff you may or may not need.
Chief F1 Fan,
Go to www.acuraautomotiveparts.org, select your car and choose Driveshaft from the list. It give you the list of stuff you may or may not need.
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Originally Posted by TampaBayCLS
No one replaces boots. It's the exact same job to replace the shaft or the boot. I meant you should be able to get a reman shaft for $45 at a local parts house. If not, contact me. I can get shafts for $45.
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I would disagree. In many cases, it's better to replace the boot if it's caught in time. Remanufactured shafts are a crapshoot and many times don't last. Often, rebooting, cleaning and repacking a shaft you're familiar with will be better than the remanufactured ones.
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