my boots been ripped for a while, and just started to click on driver side, how long has people gone with them clickin b4 changing them , im broke right now..

 

Technically speaking, they're toast now. The catastrophic failure point would be hard to predict. You've got some time, but don't put it off to long. Had you got to them as soon as they ripped, the repair would be $15 bucks and some elbow grease.

 

i had a torn boot for 3 years, but never had a clicking noise. same side as you, one day the knuckle just broke loose and it sounded like a box of metal clanking around and i was stranded. driver's side is what you need, i would go to napa and get a lifetime warranty replacement like i did. do you have, abs, non-locking differential, auto or manual?? find out what you have by getting you vin, ( on your door jam, drivers side ) and they can look it up at napa. right around 95-100.00 with core ( you get core back ) and not sure about labor, little over an hour and probably 125.00 and up depending on the shop. good luck

 

Don't wait any longer. Replace both sides asap. Get them at a local autostore that not only offers lifetime warranty but brand NEW axles. Refurbished axles made by cardone will not last as long. With an online discount of 20% you can purchase new lifetime warranted axles at autozone for only $134. They've lasted over 100,000 miles for some members.

Do some searching within maxima.org forums along with some other sites to get the info needed to DIY. There are many threads and youtube videos already created that will give you guidance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rqZkrMqy30

 

Ya, Money is tight right now..anyway does it matter which one i do 1st? thought i read u have to take one side out then the other...y im askin is i just may grab the driver side asap and let the pass side go for another month or 2

 

I've found the driver side is easier to replace because the axle is shorter and doesn't go through the additional carrier like the passenger (e.g. right) side. Since I'm usually replacing axles on a 4th gen with over 150,000 miles, I pick up a new transmission seal and replace it along with the axle. On my first 4th gen Maxima I didn't replace the seal and the old seal started leaking a few weeks later. So from then on, I make it a practice to replace the seals to keep from having to do a rework sometime later.

 

JN1CA21A6WT306014 heres the vin..its a 98 gle...whats this vin tell u as far as non lim slip?

transaxel is RE4F04A which one does this mean i have?

 

http://www.pbase.com/cleanmaxx_brian/image/19276707

 

You have a non LSD Automatic Transmission.

At autozone this is the axle you need

9721N

along with this trans seal

710118

 

Someone told me that changing the boot is just as difficult, if not more difficult than just changing the axle itself. Any truth to this?

 

You should have some time to repair this. I drove on my Camry's bad CV joints for about a year. When you turn, they should click more. If they don't make that much noise you have time but when they start getting louder when you turn, they need replacing. I wouldn't wait as long as I did. I was lucky.

 

oh and please get oem axle seal for drivers side. exact fit means no leaks.

 

Bueller...Bueller...Anyone?

 

yeah, the labors actually less if you do the whole axle. if its torn than doing just the boot may be a bad choice cause your bearings might be shot or worn.

 

My passenger side axle has been crying for a long time now because of my ride height. IDGAF.