$79 on replacing Front Axle

89 Civic. I got the driver side CV-boot is torn apart.
I thought I rather spend some extra buck to replace the
whole thing. The cheapest deal on replacing whole front
axle I found was $79 including labor and part.
I can't find any more cheap.
I can do the cheap thing. I can buy rebuilt Axle for $35
but I don't have the jack-up thing to go underneath car and replace
that ****. If I hire the guy to do the job I have to pay him some 30 or
40 bucks. I thought I rather replace by the cheapest mechanic around
my city. Good idea?

wrote:
> I thought I rather replace by the cheapest mechanic around
> my city. Good idea?

Only if you want the axle to fall out of your car after 25 miles... ;-)

Seriously, the cheapest is not always reliable. Sometimes yes, but tread
carefully.

Abeness wrote:
> wrote:
> > I thought I rather replace by the cheapest mechanic around
> > my city. Good idea?
>
> Only if you want the axle to fall out of your car after 25 miles...
;-)
>
> Seriously, the cheapest is not always reliable. Sometimes yes, but
tread
> carefully.


Not really. I remember I replaced the same price on Nissan and never
had
problem. This is the same rebuilt used on most other shop. Some shop
charge the same rebuilt one for $210. I could not believe that price.

Seriously there is no different between $210 and $79. They used to
rebuilt
one.

wrote:
> Not really. I remember I replaced the same price on Nissan and never
> had
> problem.

As I said, YMMV.