How painful is it to change CV's on a FWD?

[IN 05 NT]

exchange......

[The Witzl]

i would go the newer one.

[Bananaman]

exchange......

Both are exchange, but its a choice of replacing it with brand new, or reco one

[Dale]

technically they should be the same thing anyway...

reco should be new joints and boots on an old shaft, which is as good as a whole new jobbie

[takai]

The worry is if they see reco as take boot off, shove more grease in there and shove boot back on.
Which is what the place that did my drivers side inner GZE shaft did. Admittedly i needed it done fairly quick smart, and they didnt charge a lot, but thats what they saw as reco, rather than new.

[IN 05 NT]

just go reco, if its a daily. all we use are recoed shafts at work, which as said above, old shaft with new cvs and boots.

[Bananaman]

just go reco, if its a daily. all we use are recoed shafts at work, which as said above, old shaft with new cvs and boots.

what do you charge? I'm not that far from you these days

[IN 05 NT]

what car is for, c what i can work out,

you need a wheel allignment afterwards also.

[Bananaman]

what car is for, c what i can work out,

you need a wheel allignment afterwards also.

1992 EG honda civic. Pov spec model, 1.5L carby. Think its just the passenger side

[IN 05 NT]

do it for $130cash, thats a reco. we generally charge alot more then that. (coz the boss is a tight ass curry muncher!)

(might be able to do it a bit cheaper, but will have to call supplier mondy)

[driftae71]

what car is for, c what i can work out,

you need a wheel allignment afterwards also.

i've replaced heaps of CV's never got a wheel alignment and never had a problem so that news to me... thanks...

Just go reco shaft and if u are going to save 80 dollars i reckon do it urself... all u need to do is jack car undo strut from hub and tierod then outer of the shaft will come out and pull the whole thing out... installation is the opposite... some cars can be done in well under an hour...

[IN 05 NT]

dont have to do a wheel allignment, but recomend it, we undo the strut and fold the hub down, so theres a bit of shufling around in that area,

we just recomend it to cover our ass when the customer walks out the door.

[driftae71]

dont have to do a wheel allignment, but recomend it, we undo the strut and fold the hub down, so theres a bit of shufling around in that area,

we just recomend it to cover our ass when the customer walks out the door.

yeah ridiculous... one of the few trades where u are legally liable if someone dies or gets injured after fixing their car... lol i been a mechanic i dont mind not going back...

[Bananaman]

do it for $130cash, thats a reco. we generally charge alot more then that. (coz the boss is a tight ass curry muncher!)

(might be able to do it a bit cheaper, but will have to call supplier mondy)

sounds good, let me know

Unless it royally roots it i'll pass on the wheel alignment for now, and save it for when i change wheels / tyres