Quick cv axle question
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Quick cv axle question
I have a 94 4Runner v6 w/ADD that needs a cv axle. I see a lot of trucks being parted out locally but most of them are 4 cyl trucks with locking hubs etc. Will the cv axles be the same? I don't want to do the locking hub swap at this time as I just don't have the money for it but I do need to get this bad cv replaced.
Thanks guys!
Thanks guys!
#2
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco East Bay
Posts: 8,299
Likes: 0
Received 841 Likes
on
661 Posts
This doesn't answer your question, but how much money are you looking at? Autozone carries a reman. CV Axle for only $60. A "salvage" CV axle will have boots of an unknown age, and that is a part that will fail over time (perhaps it is the reason you are replacing your axle). Replacing the boots on a salvage axle could bring your cost very close to (if not over) $60.
Just something to consider.
Just something to consider.
#4
If you have the core to turn in they are cheap. without the core its like $160
OH YA! don't forget to pry that outer dust guard off and remember to put it back on before you install you axle! I had to take mine all the way out again because I forgot.. woops.
OH YA! don't forget to pry that outer dust guard off and remember to put it back on before you install you axle! I had to take mine all the way out again because I forgot.. woops.
Last edited by Zpd426; 04-28-2012 at 09:07 PM.
#6
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Leadville Colorado
Posts: 1,600
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I bought a remanned A1 Cardone from Autozone last summer for @$60 and it's holding up fine so far, looks to be of good quality.
I did some research and found people are having better luck with the remanned ones than the new chinese crap.
I did some research and found people are having better luck with the remanned ones than the new chinese crap.
Trending Topics
#9
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Fredericksburg, VA
Posts: 7
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
check out this web site. to save even more money with online orders. I buy online and pick up at the store.
http://www.retailmenot.com/view/advanceautoparts.com
http://www.retailmenot.com/view/advanceautoparts.com
#10
Registered User
Thread Starter
Nice, some good advice here. I have seen trucks being parted out with near new cv axles which is why i asked. knowing they are interchangeable is good to know
#11
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco East Bay
Posts: 8,299
Likes: 0
Received 841 Likes
on
661 Posts
How (in a junkyard) do you tell a half-shaft is an original? It's been a while since I've handled mine, but I don't recall any label claiming "manufactured by Toyota."
Have you broken a replacement half-shaft? There are manufacturers of "new" half-shafts (Advance carries GSP and Fenco), and I'd like to hear of specific experience with specific manufacturers. Telling me the "cheapos at Autozone" are no good doesn't tell me much.
#12
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
I just blew a CV boot on my truck.
Pricing them out:
Napa:
New $160
Re-man: $130 with $112 core charge.
Autovalue:
Re-man $119, forgot to ask about core charge.
New $170
Toyota dealership (just for laughs):
New $412
You guys in the states have it good. Looks like I'll be grabbing one at Pick and Pull.
Pricing them out:
Napa:
New $160
Re-man: $130 with $112 core charge.
Autovalue:
Re-man $119, forgot to ask about core charge.
New $170
Toyota dealership (just for laughs):
New $412
You guys in the states have it good. Looks like I'll be grabbing one at Pick and Pull.
#13
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco East Bay
Posts: 8,299
Likes: 0
Received 841 Likes
on
661 Posts
If you didn't drive it for too long with a cracked boot, you can just get the boot kit and keep all the metal. Alas, it's usually the outer boot, and your need to remove the inner to get to the outer, so you end up replacing both. Also, you need a tool to install the boots (don't get the tool until you get the boots; there are two kinds and you only have a 50% chance of getting the tool to match the boot)
I've done it three times (including a Chevy truck). It's a messy, fiddly, unskilled job. Compared to an Autozone $60 reman, it's barely worth it. If you're thinking of getting a salvage axle, remember that its boots are already as old as the one you just split.
I've done it three times (including a Chevy truck). It's a messy, fiddly, unskilled job. Compared to an Autozone $60 reman, it's barely worth it. If you're thinking of getting a salvage axle, remember that its boots are already as old as the one you just split.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jasonty
Pre 84 Trucks (Build-Up Section)
41
12-23-2018 01:00 PM
icentropy
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
7
07-14-2015 10:23 AM