So I take my car for an alignment today and after leaving the shop I realize that my wheel was slightly off centered. So I crawl under my car to check some adjustments and what do I see ?! A ripped inner cv joint boot on the passenger side for the second time. First time I replaced the boot was about 4 months ago. So I'd like to know if any lowered Awd G owners have experienced this I can't help but to blame the lowering since it makes the axle sit on an angle. I think I'm gonna pull the axle off for the second time and see if I can get an extended boot or something???

Any advice ? Please !? these small issues make me wanna get rid of the G I feel like it's the least mod friendly car I've ever owned.

 

Hmmm, theres alot lowerd cars, particualy on Eibach,, that have not had this prob. "yet" heck i am gonna order eibach springs as soon as my exhaust is done on wed. also they should check the steering wheel to make sure its straight, before there done!!!! and how could they not notice the boot,, ( unless they did it) as far as the half shaft angled up,, is it really that much?? for us X drivers? i am not worried about it..... imo, somethig cut yours, road debris, or your alignment guys did it... or the boot was just defective.

 

Yeah that's what I said to myself. Thanks for letting me know about the ripped boot. But anyway it's not angled much and I also thought about debris as being the cause. But twice in less than a year?! Maybe I'm just **** out of luck.

 

mines dropped for well over a year on eibachs and my CV boots look great.

 

ive ripped mine 3 times and it keeps happening

 

I agree the angle of the front drive shafts is significant,,, after lowering,,, however, i have been lowerd 2 years now and have had no such CV boot trouble..... car drives real nice,, very taut, with Eibachs, even at higher speeds 90 or so and up, no vibes, other than being an X,,,,,

 

i have a ripped boot, what all is involved in replacing it?

 

Front inner or outer boot?
If its a front inner boot and you go to the dealer they will only offer to replace the shaft assembly. Here the OEM part is ~$900 plus labour and tax..
When I tore mine I went to a reputable mechanic that works on Nissan's and he replaced the boot for $200, labour and tax included.

 

i believe it's the inner...i was going to attempt it myself

 

Front or rear? Check here or online for a DIY on just replacing the axle, it is usually faster than replacing the boot, and if you have been driving around with a torn boot for a while it may end up needing to be replaced anyways. I learned that the hard way with my civic, spent ~$20 replacing the boot and a lot of time cleaning and re-lubing the assembly, and then it started clicking again like a month later. Re-manufactured axles was ~$50 and was done in under a half hour.

Check your local auto parts stores for re-manufactured axles, I just checked advanced and they have a re-manufactured assembly for ~$60.

 

^ When I tore my front inner boot of my 07G35X (while changing the front springs) I shopped around, looking at a few alternatives. Unfortunately, even a remanufactured axle for the AWD G (2 boots/side) is a lot more than $50 and new aftermarket axles are not much less than OEM. To replace the axle (aftermarket or OEM) would have cost more than $1200 - and all for the sake of a $20 rubber boot.

botlfed98 - If you are going to attempt to replace the CV boot yourself, have a look on YouTube. There are many how-to videos for this repair.

If you have a good mechanic (who isn't lazy), they should be able to fix it for you properly and inexpensively.

 

Advanced Auto and Rock Auto both have re-manufactured axle assemblies (lubed with boots and axle nut) for less than 100 front and less than 200 rear, then you get a core charge back when you return the old assembly. Prices probably dropped a lot on re-man parts since there are more/older V36s on the road now. Its been driven with a torn boot for a few months judging by the dates on the posts, so it will have to be thoroughly cleaned and re-greased, the labor may cost more than the new part, and it may still fail anyways. I would get it quoted both ways, I know with my Honda it took 10 minutes to get swap the axles, took more time to safely jack up the car, set it on stands, and get the wheel off the hub b/c of rust.

 

This is gonna be my third time with an axle problem, the first time I was just able to replace the boot, the second time I replaced the whole axle. Now the car has a slight vibration and both inner axle boots need to be replaced. Getting an OEM axle is way to expensive and it is very difficult to find a reman. Anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? Im thinking of just replacing the boots myself at this point.

 

Found these on RockAuto.com:

A-1 CARDONE Part # 606283 Reman. Front Left $64.79 $20.00 (core charge) $84.79

A-1 CARDONE Part # 606284 Reman. Front Right $64.79 $25.00 $89.79

A-1 CARDONE Part # 606309 Reman. Rear Left $129.79 $40.00 $169.79

A-1 CARDONE Part # 606310 Reman. Rear Right $129.79 $40.00 $169.79


Also boots only:

RAYBESTOS Part # 8162501 Professional Grade
Front Left Inner; AWD

$7.27
Add Part
RAYBESTOS Part # 8168110 Professional Grade
Front Outer; AWD

$9.66
Add Part
BECK/ARNLEY Part # 1033018
Rear Outer; AWD

$10.11
Add Part
BECK/ARNLEY Part # 1032513
Rear Inner; AWD

$10.36
Add Part

 

A piece of advice for ripped front axle boots. Try not to make U-turns and when you do, do it slowly and turn the least amount possible.