fullerslgt Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 My cv joint boot went out the other day, splattered grease all over the exhaust (smokey and stinky anyways). So i was hoping the cv joint wasnt bad and i could just get the boot replaced. i took it to the subaru dealership and they said all the grease was gone and they would have to replace everything $483.00. so just curious....doesnt that sound expensive. anyone ever have to deal with something like this with the cv joint?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Yes that sounds expensive ... find a tuner shop that works on suby's and get a quote. The dealer is going to rape you on labor charges ... if it says that the job will take 2 hours, and they take 1 hour, I think they still charge you the two hours of labor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 thats what sucks. we dont really have any local tuner shops. and yeah thats why i dont like the dealerships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 replace everything as in what? OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64699&highlight=joint OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 you got any links to any sites with the parts for sale? semi cheap?? oh and here are a couple quick pics for ya. http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/irdelis_2006/DSC00014.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/irdelis_2006/DSC00008.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/irdelis_2006/DSC00009.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 your going to have to be more specific though when you say Parts. Just the boot with clamp? Or a whole new half shaft assy? OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 well would i be better off with the whole new half shaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpawnGT Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 hey i had mine replaced in june by my dad's friend. it cost 155 with labor and being replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 your going to have to inspect the half shaft in oreder to be able to say yes or no. If it doesnt look that bad you can get away with installing a new CV boot along with a clamp. He said 155 my receipt from the dealer says 205. The half shaft ran 370. Total cost from dealer was 670. OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i171/Crucifix79/legacy094.jpg OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 that was mine. OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpawnGT Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 what actully causes that to get screwed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 what the CV joint? well it can be a number of things. Shit flying up and hitting the boot making it split. ( little rabbits, twigs etc...) a faulty clamp. And the real shitty part is the warranty. They say if the boots fails and ruins the shaft they will not repair it under warranty. But who is to say that the boot failed due to a shitty clamp or debree? Its a trick bag. But you end up paying in the end. the OP gets lucky. Now alls he has to do is buy the CV joint kit put a new boot and new clamp and pack it full of grease and he is good. I didnt know about mine until it sounded like a pop can full of rocks when i turned. OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I have heard that the passenger side fails more often due to the extra heat it gets from the DP .. the suby dealership by my house see's a lot of them fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 well mine was the front drivers side CV joint / half shaft. OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBieXT Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I once had a front outer boot fail on my Audi. Didn't know about it until I got under it to change oil. Unfortunately it was during the winter and the joint had swallowed some sand and salt by the time I found it and had started rusting. I didn't have a good source for a new joint at the time so I just got a new boot, cleaned the joint, and put it back together till I could find a new one. That's been 50-60k miles ago and it still hasn't started making any noise yet. The OP should be fine with a new boot and fresh grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerslgt Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 well, thank god my car is still under the 5year, 60k miles powertrain warranty. cuz it was covered under that. so i got it done the other day for free. their bill said $487.00, but customer total $0.00:spin:. they replaced the whole half shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Awesome! My car is so out of warranty now ... just past 75k miles ... heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpawnGT Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 UPdate...had my inner te rod replaced...ends up its not it. The guys at the shop who are not Subaru Techs but they are the guys tha do work on my car most of the time. they kept trying to figure out what he problem is. The ended up figuring that it is probably the steering "rack" i think thats what its called. So a updte my symptoms are as followed: -Left bending roads:When he road bends left and only left and im somewhere in either 1st or 2nd or 3rd(usually doesnt happen in 4th or 5th gear) 5EAT there is a pulsating feeling coming from the passenger side front wheel. The pulsation is felt in the car, but not in the steering wheel so much. -Going over uneven roads you hear a clunk/pop in the front passeneger side. I hear this sound almost as though its coming from behind the glove box/behind and under the glove box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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