hey ppl, about a week and a few days ago my axles stated clicking around some turns and making thumping/clunking sounds over bumps. both boots are torn up. I know i have to replace the Axles and im having second thoughts of doing it myself. how long do you think i can ride on them before they break down and im screwed.. im going to get them replaced next week will they last till then.??

 

I think they should be ok till next week, the only thing is that you're going to have a greasy mess all over your wheel well. If I were you I would get that done A.S.A.P.

 

Heh I once drove around on bad axles for almost a year in the auto

 

when they start clicking and making nasty noises, you don't have a lot of time left.. maybe a week, maybe a year. but they're getting close.. get them fixed when you can, but it's not imperative that you park the car or anything.

 

ok i feel a bit better, before i was thinkin that they were about to brake on me.. hopefuluy by this time text week they should be takin out and replaced

 

Whats it cost for axles I think i need to replace mine too. I hear loud thumping when I turn right. How much do these cost to replace

 

Must be that turbo power!

They aren't that hard to do yourself but it requires some tools that some wouldn't normally have(do a search)

Visual... the cost is exactly how much a shop in your area would charge you to perform the repair.

 

i did it for about 5 months...it was horrible

 

Visual... the cost is exactly how much a shop in your area would charge you to perform the repair. <--- I dont understand what you are trying to get at I just was wondering what it cost for new axles I will do the work myself???

 

If you do the job yourself you'll end up looking like this




If you have the tools, the job isn't that hard to do actually. Message me if you decide to do the job yourself, and if you get stuck I can give some pointers along the way, since I just got done doing axles on a maxima. They cost just under $300 for brand new axles with everything you need included and ready to slide in.

 

Mine axles made nosie for 2 years till i got them fixed. Your wheels wont fall off, its mostly just an annoying noise. But you should get it fixed as soon as possbile. And i got my axles for about $200.00 froma local parts shop and did the labor myself. (It helped that my dad is an auto mechanic at a GM dealership. Just drove that max right up onto a lift.)

 

I helped Craig B put in his new clutch this past weekend. He had gone with blown CV boots for over a year but was too lazy to replace the axles. So, since we had to take the axles out anyways to get to the clutch, we went ahead and replaced them. The whole wheelwell was covered in grease. Changing them is not a hard thing, you should have most of the tools laying around the garage, except the 36mm socket that you need to take off the axle. Other than that, its not a hard job, should take you an hour or two.

 

wow... now im thinking about doing it my self.. ONLY AN HOUR OR 2?? cool.
can any one tell me exacly what i must do? or link me with some steps?
.... i think i can, i think i can...

 

Buy a service manual

 

duuu.. damn im dumb, im never goin to do this my-self.

 

I've never done this before but I;ll help you if you decide to do it

 

i went to ur site. and i noticed the pics w/ 5th gen wheels. is that ur car? and do u have those on ur car? was it hard to do? i think they look tight and might want to do something similar (put 17inch 5th gen wheels on a 3rd gen) thanks.

 

i wouldn't put 5th gen wheels on, those suckers are extremely heavy for their size.

 

sorry thats not my max.. it belongs to a friend of mine.
.. yea there heavy

 

 

I just had one of mine done again last time 40k miles ago cost me 169.00 installed for 1 side.

 

thats not to bad at all... soo it was about 50 bucks for the axle and 100 for the labor... humm.. i can realy use 100 bucks.. maybe ill do it my self this weekend
- ill take the whell off and hope i know what im looking at after that....do i have to remove all the arm's and the whole brake set up.?

 

Alright, what's the biggest repair you've ever done to a car?

 

replace the fuel pump,.. thats all i can think of.. i have never done anything to do with the wheels/drivetrain

 

Then don't even try it. Pay someone to have it done. You'll probably end up having someone do it anyway. If you've never done any suspension work, an axle is not the place to start. Do you have a torque wrench? Do you know what a torque wrench does? Can you identify what a ball joint, spindle, control arm and tie rod is? Do you have a repair book? If you confidently answer yes to all these questions, then you might stand a chance. If not, then skip it. You can find labor chaper than $100. Check around.

 

heck, i don't know what some of those are and i dropped my tranny, put a new one in, dropped it again, put it rebuilt bearings, and put the tranny back in... although i think i have some left over bolts...





just kidding

 

well i know all that stuff.. im not stupid..(shut up)
-i dont think im goin to do it anymroe, its getting way to cold outside.