Ripped CV Boot. Options

[parriehunter]

Just jacked the car up for a service to find that I have torn the right hand side outter CV boot and the left hand side has cracks and looks like it may tear soon.

Is it worth replacing the cv on the rhs or just the boot? Is it a big job? I shouldn't need to replace the axle will I?
Ill get photos up soon.

I searched but could find anything that helped me. Im sure someone out there will find what im after but i tried.

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This post has been edited by parriehunter: Feb 8, 2009 - 4:25 PM

[6gsillyca]

I did the entire axle last year on my celi, and it wasn't too bad. it took about 2 hrs just cuz it was my first time doing it, but it is fairly straight forward. R&R involves jacking car, removing the wheels, taking off the hub nut (24mm), and then depending on if you can wiggle it or not, taking the calipers/suspension parts. I took off the 3 bolts holding the lower control arm off, just to give a bit more wiggle space. Got a reman axle and install is reverse of uninstall. Packed it with the axle grease that was supplied with the reman axle, put some threadlock on the 6 bolts holding the axle to the tranny, popped the new axle onto the hub, and put everything back together.

FWIW I would recommend going with a new/reman axle set over trying to replace just the boot, and as a preventative measure, I would do both sides, esp if the other is already cracking. BTW I work at a dealership (albeit not toyota) and they use either reman axles or will just "rebuild" them on the spot (take it apart, clean the old grease out, repack it, and put a new boot on). Call around local auto stores, most carry reman axles, and most have a warranty on their stuff, so it would be better IMO than a part from toyota.

This post has been edited by 6gsillyca: Feb 9, 2009 - 12:03 AM