cv boot
 

i have a busted cv boot and needs replacing. has any one had to change these and the difficulty. any tips also would be nice. i also get a tick when i turn to the side of the broke boot and hit gas. no tick happens when i turn and dont hit the gas. i am making a trip today any suggestions on quick fix. all i could think of is surane wrap and strong plummers tape after packing with more grease.

There really is no quick fix. If I were you, I'd replace the half-shaft. The tick under power you hear suggests a worn CV joint. Besides, given the labor involved in changing the boot, you might as well change-out the whole thing.

As to replacement tips, this is one of those jobs for which I'm glad to pay someone with the expertise and tools to do the job right. (I'd take two days to accomplish what a mechanic could do in under two hours.)

good luck
dcb

Actually changing out a CV axle on the svx is a pretty easy job. Older subarus were a pain in the ass but the svx axle drops out fairly easy. There are many threads on how to change them here - a quick search should turn up a how-to.

Yes, changing the axle will take less than an hour the first time and less than 30 mins the second time.

yeah quick fix didnt work lol but i will manage and try to fix it on my own. how much is a half shaft. ty for info guys

You should be able to get them for <$100 with core.

I have the same problem. But both of my cv boots are torn. I brought it to the local midas and this what they quoted me:
Remove and replace front drive axles-labor=187.50
parts=250.00
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sub total=437.50
I decided to go somewhere else. Anybody know where I can get those parts cheaper? Also, they told me that the noise I was getting from my front rotors during right turns is because the mechanic forgot to lubricate the caliper slides. Also, the rear rotors were put on wrong. The rear left rotor is supposed to be on the right and vice versa. Which leads me to ask, are slotted/drilled rotors directional? Are the slots supposed to be pointing a certain direction for them to be effective?

1st gen legacy axles fit fine from what I'm told. It is extremely easy compared to older subies like was stated. We just replaced one on the race car and didn't even have to do more than loosen the 2 bolts on the bottom of the strut to get it in. Not like the old ones where you practically have to remove the entire hub assembly.

Rebuilds
 

Check the pricing on rebuilt halfshafts at the major auto stores--like AutoZone. Should run about $79 per halfshaft.

Lee

yeah even i could change them out, so they can't be that hard. :)

autozone or napa should have them for about $80 per half shaft.

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...Shaft+%2f+Axle

Just a suggestion from an owner of Subarus from 1978 change both now. At the least have the other boot changed and the bearing packed. If not within 6 months you will be back

My car's in the shop now to have the right-side half-shaft replaced. I was just exiting a parking lot at turning right, when it made this sound like the front passenger side wheel was falling off! I pulled over, and everthing looked all right from the exterior, but some fluid was dripping onto the pavement from roughly midway between the 2 wheels. I immediately had it towed to the garage where my uncle works, and he diagnosed it as the half shaft. Now, my car had been making a clicking as long as I've owned it, almost 1.5 years, but I hadn't noticed it recently. (Maybe I got too accustomed to it.) I previously thought it was from the strut mounts, though, based on other mechanics opinions and other threads. The car made the noise even when I wasn't giving it gas, an issue I didn't even know about before reading this tread and another I read today. Does anyone have a link to a good how-to thread for half-shaft replacement or good diagrams or photos of what's going on down there? Is there anything in particular about this job that a mechanic must be careful about to avoid causing additional problems? Even if I'm not doing the job myself, I'm curious to understand what's going on.

I hope that drip was condensation from your air conditioner. There is no fluid associated with the CV joints or halfshafts; just grease in the joints.

dcb

It's definitely not condensation from the A/C: I've had no A/C since mechanics in California somehow managed to let the freon escape while working on my engine last September. In fact, before this break-down my plan was to take it in for an A/C hose replacement and recharge this week. Maybe when the half-shaft failed a small piece of metal ballistically slammed into a coolant hose or other component of the cooling system, and that's what's leaking. If not, could the steering system have been damaged by the failure, and power steering fluid be leaking? I'm still waiting for a complete diagnosis.

I was kinda joking about the condensation; that wouldn't be from the center of the undercarriage, anyway. I'd say your leak is a coincidence that has nothing to do with the CV joint failure. But you need to find out what it is.

dcb