$79 on replacing Front Axle

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mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk - 20 Jan 2005 05:27 GMT

89 Civic. I got the driver side CV-boot is torn apart.
I thought I rather spend some extra buck to replace the
whole thing. The cheapest deal on replacing whole front
axle I found was $79 including labor and part.
I can't find any more cheap.
I can do the cheap thing. I can buy rebuilt Axle for $35
but I don't have the jack-up thing to go underneath car and replace
that sh.t. If I hire the guy to do the job I have to pay him some 30 or
40 bucks. I thought I rather replace by the cheapest mechanic around
my city. Good idea?

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Abeness - 20 Jan 2005 05:37 GMT

> I thought I rather replace by the cheapest mechanic around
> my city. Good idea?

Only if you want the axle to fall out of your car after 25 miles... ;-)

Seriously, the cheapest is not always reliable. Sometimes yes, but tread
carefully.

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mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk - 20 Jan 2005 07:11 GMT

> > I thought I rather replace by the cheapest mechanic around
> > my city. Good idea?
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> Seriously, the cheapest is not always reliable. Sometimes yes, but tread
> carefully.

Not really. I remember I replaced the same price on Nissan and never
had
problem. This is the same rebuilt used on most other shop. Some shop
charge the same rebuilt one for $210. I could not believe that price.

Seriously there is no different between $210 and $79. They used to
rebuilt
one.

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Abeness - 20 Jan 2005 19:28 GMT

> Not really. I remember I replaced the same price on Nissan and never
> had
> problem.

As I said, YMMV.

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TeGGer? - 20 Jan 2005 12:50 GMT

> I can do the cheap thing. I can buy rebuilt Axle for $35
> but I don't have the jack-up thing to go underneath car and replace
> that sh.t.

I see we have been graced by the presence of a razor-sharp intellect here.

> If I hire the guy to do the job I have to pay him some 30 or
> 40 bucks. I thought I rather replace by the cheapest mechanic around
> my city. Good idea?

For sure, dude. No such thing as false economy for us Honda boys.

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