cv boot replacement

**TCHUN003** · 11-24-2008 07:42 PM

Here's my problem
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=248282
depending on how much it costs to get the cv boot replaced vs the cost of replacing the whole axle, how much would a shop charge me to fix this? Thanks.

**jrau13** · 11-24-2008 08:37 PM

I just posted in that thread and I think I have the same problem. I am going to take my car into the shop this week and get an idea if that's what it is and how much. If it is Ill let you know.

Is this a hard repair to DIY?

**TCHUN003** · 11-24-2008 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by jrau13

I just posted in that thread and I think I have the same problem. I am going to take my car into the shop this week and get an idea if that's what it is and how much. If it is Ill let you know.

Is this a hard repair to DIY?

Sweet, please let me know.

I won't be able to take my car in untill Monday morning next week

concerning my cv boot leaking, everyone is saying that it will be cheaper to replace the boot, but it is way harder to diy than changing the whole axle. I wish Charlie was still in socal

**Rated S** · 11-25-2008 12:34 PM

My dads car (D2) tore a CV boot. I will be doing this over Thanksgiving break for him.
You can get the CV boot from ECS Tuning (with grease and clamps) for ~$15. That's the easy part. If your bearing is bad though, that's about ~$120 in parts to replace the cv boot and bearing.

Here's a DIY:
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/wheel37.shtml

You will know if your bearing is bad if it starts clunking a lot while turning or going over bumps. If there is no serious noise, you will be fine with just replacing the boot.

**WhippeD** · 11-25-2008 04:06 PM

i can get you an axle assembly for about $140. if you can PM me your VIN i can find the right one and give you a for sure price for a whole axle assembly.

**Highend** · 11-28-2008 12:26 PM

if you need that axel installed i know a place. Got my axel + install, plus fuel filter + installed for 800

**A4Shizl** · 12-03-2008 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by Highend

if you need that axel installed i know a place. Got my axel + install, plus fuel filter + installed for 800

wow, kinda pricy...

**a4rings** · 12-04-2008 03:06 AM

i got quoted $140 to replace my cv boot. is that a fair price?

**michgo** · 12-04-2008 04:13 AM

Parts and labor? Yeah it is.

Im going to Ingolstadt West for Dual CV Boot replacement parts and labor for $350. Done same day

**ewuzh** · 12-04-2008 11:16 AM

An axle should run you around $140 plus labor (that's what it cost me anyway). If you want to save money, you could pick up a cv boot kit (boot, clamp, grease, hub bolt) for $25 bucks or so and do the labor yourself. Changing the boot isn't that hard, it's just time consuming/messy.