CV joint replacement cost — Average cost of boot replacement

Learn the average CV joint replacement cost

When your CV boot tears, all the grease leaks out, and road grit and water enter the CV joint, eventually destroying it. You can replace just the boot and save the joint if you catch it in the very early stages before it has flung all the grease out and before it becomes loaded with road grit. In that scenario, the average cost for CV is around $300 since the shop will clean the joint and replace the boot.

If the joint is worn or damaged, it’s best to replace the entire axle

Nobody replaces just a worn joint these days because a single joint costs more than the cost of a new or rebuilt axle shaft that contains both joints.

What is a CV Joint? See this post

CV boot replacement cost when replacing just the boots on one axle

Advantages of doing just the boots — none. You still wind up with used CV joints

Disadvantages — You may wind up with CV joints that are worn from ingesting and running for a while on road grit.

Labor cost to remove and replace axle on a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu .5-hrs

Labor cost to remove and replace both the inner and outer CV joint boot 1.5

Parts cost. Inner and outer boots $85.00 each.

New axle nuts (one time use) $22.

Labor 2-hrs labor @$110-hr = $220

Parts cost $192

Total Cost $412

CV joint replacement cost when replacing the entire axle on one side

Labor cost to remove and replace axle on a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu .5-hrs

CV Axle parts cost

Totally new AC Delco axle $325 (Warranty 24 months, unlimited mileage)

Cardone Rebuilt Axle (Lifetime Warranty) $175

Can you replace a CV boot yourself using a CV split boot kit?

See this post

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