I have a hyundai elantra 96 havaing a clicking sound when you turn left or right and i notice that all the axle boot are torn and leaking grease. the mechanic told me that i must change the axle. is he correct?|||it%26#039;s cheaper just to replace the whole axel although you don%26#039;t have to. The reason why is CV joints aren%26#039;t like the old universal joints that you could just tap out the old one and tap in a new one for about 16 bucks with CV joints you have to inspect everything, replace the parts, get new boots grease it up and then install it.|||*** no he%26#039;s full of it,you need new boots and CV bearings,aint nothing wrong with the shafts,he%26#039;s trying to make more $ he%26#039;s a liare,i know my spelling sucks.|||Well he might not be a liar....and he might be giving a good sugestion.....here%26#039;s why:
The Constant Velocity joints are gone, because the boots cracked, the grease all spewed out and dirt and grime got into the bearings.
You need:
New CV joints
CV boots...
Sometimes better and more economical to purchase a complete axle assembly and install.|||It%26#039;s usually easier and therefore cheaper to replace the whole axle as an assembly rather than disassemble it to replace a joint and boot. Some are not even sold separately. Call around to other shops for quotes and see what they say....look into all the options you have, pricing out new versus rebuilt and replacing a complete axle cost versus the joint(s) and boot(s).|||REMANUFACTORED AXLES ARE CHEAPER THAN THE JOINTS, AND ALSO IT TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO 30 TO GET THE AXLE, THEN REPLACE IT...RATHER THAT TEAR DOWN YOUR OLD AXLE AND PUT NEW INNER OR OUTER JOINT AND BOOT KITS...MESSY JOB..JUST GET AXLE.....CHANGE AXLE|||You don%26#039;t necessarily have to change the whole axle but it is sure easier and less expensive if you do. Just changing a cv boot and a cv joint take more time then just changing the whole axle itself. The money you save in labor will speak for itself. Besides, a rebuilt or new axle has a warranty. You can%26#039;t go wrong. Good luck.|||gotspeed=she%26#039;s right it is cheaper.......... butt @ss for John%26#039;s D(ick)answer hes an @zz
