wheel bearing and drive shaft

**calvin1.8t** · 11-12-2008 04:03 PM

i took my car to my tech school today to get this buzzing noise checked out. turns out it was the wheel bearing but they guy said that i need new front drive shafts because the grease in them is really dirty. he said i also need a new boot in it. i know i need a new bearing but do i really need to replace the whole driveshaft. its not bent and theres no rattle from it. should i just get a new boot and put some new grease on it?

**Black_97 A4** · 11-12-2008 05:08 PM

its cheaper to replace the whole shaft than the boot and you get more new stuff for about the same amount of money...

I let my bearing go too long and had to replace my shaft..is probably your best bet..

**calvin1.8t** · 11-12-2008 05:11 PM

how much is a shaft cuz i saw 750 one place and 100 another. cant get a solid price.

**urban96** · 11-12-2008 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by calvin1.8t

how much is a shaft cuz i saw 750 one place and 100 another. cant get a solid price.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245322

**akaEsCo01** · 11-13-2008 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by Black_97 A4

its cheaper to replace the whole shaft than the boot and you get more new stuff for about the same amount of money...

I let my bearing go too long and had to replace my shaft..is probably your best bet..

That's not true, replacing the boot is much cheaper than buying a whole half shaft. The boot kits are about $20 and if you are mechanically inclined it will only cost you that plus an hour or two of our life. or give one of your friends $100 to deal with the mess and you are still coming out on top considering a half shaft is about $120+.

**kovalevandrew** · 11-13-2008 07:44 AM

I just rebuilt mine, was pretty easy really. Just took some time and made a mess... A bit one too.

**sirmeeps** · 11-13-2008 07:51 AM

Not worth it to take the shaft out and not replace it.....Just get a new one. Or if the cv joint hasnt gone for to long then you can rebuild it and get a new boot....But I think it makes more sense to just replace the whole thing at once(I like to do things right the first time).

**Black_97 A4** · 11-13-2008 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by akaEsCo01

That's not true, replacing the boot is much cheaper than buying a whole half shaft. The boot kits are about $20 and if you are mechanically inclined it will only cost you that plus an hour or two of our life. or give one of your friends $100 to deal with the mess and you are still coming out on top considering a half shaft is about $120+.

my friend/mechanic said it would be the same time for doing the shaft as doing just the boot. and the shaft was only like $50 more. So i decided get more parts (shaft and boot and everything) for 50 more... the whole thing was like 120 for labor and parts