Torn boots on front axels

[therobesons]

The shop that installed my themostat said I will need new alexs because the boots are torn.

If the boots are torn, can't I just replace the boots?

If so where do you get them and if not what is the going rate to have the alexes replaced?

Is that something a DYIer can do or is it more of a shop type work, to replace the front axles.

TIA

Bob

 

[reikoshea]

you can replace the boots, but its a pain in the ass, dirty and self defeating depending on the condition of the axle (because youll be trapping dirt and shit in the boot).

if i recall correctly new (well refurbed) axles run about 150 bucks each (for a prelude) and we replaced one of mine in a whataburger parking lot (so yes, a diyer can do it)....

(I will say that we have also replaced drive shafts, carburetors, and tie rods in the same whataburger parking lot....its a central location )

 

[phunky.buddha]

Your CRX axles will only cost you about $60 each after the core return at any of the major auto parts stores. It's easier to just replace the whole axle assembly, and it's better for drivetrain longevity too.

 

[K2e2vin]

Your CRX axles will only cost you about $60 each after the core return at any of the major auto parts stores. It's easier to just replace the whole axle assembly, and it's better for drivetrain longevity too.

I got autozone axles, they have a good warranty.

 

[phunky.buddha]

I paid for my axles once- and got 10 changes out of them.

 

[therobesons]

Paid once got 10 changes out of them!

Hows that work?

Were the axels bad and you just kept taking them back until you got a good one, or do you put on tons of miles and the alex don't last or what

Bob

 

[reikoshea]

if you race a lot you tend to shear axles (especially with a lot of horsepower), so if you break an axle, you can just take it back and get it replaced.

thats one of the few +s autozone gets. a lot of their parts are like craftsman tools. you take it back, they give you a new one, no questions asked (and even if there are questions, your answer wont change whether or not you get a new one).

 

[phunky.buddha]

Hows that work?

Were the axels bad and you just kept taking them back until you got a good one, or do you put on tons of miles and the alex don't last or what

Bob

Lifetime warranty. I preferred the axles to be the weak point in my drivetrain since they were so easy to change out, so I just let them break and bought new ones. I had suspension issues and lots of wheel hop that kept breaking them, so it wasn't the fault of the axles. They were plenty strong enough on their own- I just subjected them to abuse that would break any set of axles. After I fixed up my suspension, I never broke them again.

 

[K2e2vin]

Hows that work?

Were the axels bad and you just kept taking them back until you got a good one, or do you put on tons of miles and the alex don't last or what

Bob

I took back good but rusty-ish axles. I broke off the little retaining clip and said it won't stay in the transmission. lol