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Lately we've been busy with a number of Hondas and Toyotas. We tend to use rebuilt axles unless our customer really wants OEM. It's a lot faster and an easier job to swap an axle then it is to change a boot, clean the joint, and repack it.
Boots are running about $20 a side and complete axles $60 a side but I can swap axles on both sides in half an hour. It takes me probably 30 to 45 minutes to pull one side, clean it, repack it, and change the boot. Pretty much the labor times makes it more economical to swap an axle for our customers.
And like it's been said already. It's a lot better feeling to know that the joint is clean and rebuilt. Especially if you are not sure how long the boot was ripped and the joint was without grease.
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