i just changed my oil today and notice i was slinging grease from my front drivers side axle.... Anyway what i was wondering is it possible to have this axle rebuilt just a new boot installed or to buy the boot and i replace it myself... Suggestions please....

 

You probably have a torn cv boot and should be fine just replacing it...

 

same w/ mine replace it at 38,000 miles

 

warranty??

 

Inner or outer boot? I picked up a boot kit form Advance auto recently when i noticed the passenger side inner boot was torn. It was cheap and easy to install. But be careful not to tear the seal on the trans when pulling and reinstalling the axle.

Passenger side inner boot kit i used from 96 Eclipse
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...pe=942&ptset=A

Other boot kits for the 96 Eclipse.
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...+Style&ptset=A

Take a measurement of the torn boot and see if any of these match up. Good luck.

 

I would get a new axle, not sure about rebuilding them after ripping a boot.

 

yeah, once the boot rips, the axle is done....... You can spend all the labor puting in a new boot and the joint WILL fail very soon.......... it's been contaminated. I highly recomend www.raxles.com for your replacment, they use thicker boots and use synthetic grease.... top of the line stuff.

TJ

 

It all depends on the condition of the bearings. As long as they're ok, only the boot kit is necessary. My boot was torn for at least a week before i noticed it. There was still some grease left in there though when I removed it and the bearings were fine. I changed the boot and my axle is doing great with a few thousand very hard miles. OEM axle is ~$650 from a dealership and ~$500 from mitsubishiparts.net. Boot kit is $17. Might as well check the bearings out before dropping all that cash.

 

yeah the seals shouldnt be an issue i have done a clutch in the car in the last 6000miles i should be able to fix it within about 45 mins well minus the taking apart the axle....

 

ooo yeah i got the axle done before it went dry or even close the part number u gave me worked like a charm! i would suggest anyone to do this over replacing the whole axle... unless your just made of money that is...... btw the only special tools i saw that you need and thats even if u call it special was a set of snap ring pliers......

 

You days are numbered, it may last 6 months or 6 weeks......... you could have got an axle for $100-$150 from raxles.com, its a rebuild with stronger joints and synthetic gease with twice as thick boots.

TJ

 

Hey TJ, you work for raxles or what? He'll be fine with a replaced boot since he caught it early....

 

awesome

 

Raxles is good, but I don't agree on the rest of the advice. If it tore recently and you were not offroading in sand it will be ok to clean and put in a new boot. I have replaced torn boots before and never had a problem out of the joint, even 100,000 miles later. A quick inspection of the joint when removed will tell you a lot. If it still has a lot of clean grease inside, then it will be fine to reuse after cleaning. If it has no grease and is full of dirt, then yeah, it probably be replaced; it should be a judgement call based on inspection, which is not rocket science. No need to replace every time- unless you have money that you need to get rid of for unnecessary parts.

 

No, I don't work for them, and I am not affiliated in any way.

Onward:

I am a loyal customer of them, I've purchased axles from raxles on several occasions AFTER unsuccessful attempts at replacing torn boots.

I have personally replaced 2 boots in the past, once on my Honda civic and once on a eclipse gsx. BOTH failed within 5-10k miles after replacement. I'm just trying to save someone the hassle of doing the work twice. If you can afford a $30k+ car, I am sure you can afford to replace ur axle for $150 and do it right the first time....... what happens if ur joint fails later on......maybe due to a hard launch? bye bye transfer case.