CV Boot and Halfshaft
03-22-2019, 07:19 PM
#11
Senior Member
When you say "Dealer" you mean an actual Ford dealership? You should be able to get both shafts replaced with new units for not much more than $1000. Labor-wise it's not a difficult job. Your "mechanic" is a complete hack.
03-22-2019, 08:48 PM
#12
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03-22-2019, 11:30 PM
#13
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It's just hard to imagine a bona fide Ford service department practicing such quackery. The only way you can properly re-grease and re-boot a CV is to pull the shaft and take the joint apart, and then the labor doesn't pencil out. You're way ahead just replacing the whole assy. It sounds like they slathered some grease around the outside of the joint, zip-tied the boot back on and shipped it out the door.
03-23-2019, 12:34 AM
#14
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It's just hard to imagine a bona fide Ford service department practicing such quackery. The only way you can properly re-grease and re-boot a CV is to pull the shaft and take the joint apart, and then the labor doesn't pencil out. You're way ahead just replacing the whole assy. It sounds like they slathered some grease around the outside of the joint, zip-tied the boot back on and shipped it out the door.
03-27-2019, 09:06 AM
#15
TOTM 8/2019
I've replaced one on my truck. You can get OEM for around $220 a unit on Amazon, or you can buy aftermarket for $80 a unit.
It's a really simple remove and replace, just unbolt the old and bolt in the new.
It's a really simple remove and replace, just unbolt the old and bolt in the new.
Last edited by ReaperHWK; 03-27-2019 at 10:21 AM.
03-27-2019, 10:21 AM
#16
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I don’t doubt that it’s a fairly straight forward just but I would imagine a lift and some power tools are necessary which I don’t have currently, I live in a college house a few hours from home so it would be hard for me to get something done like that