Quote Originally Posted by Sal-XK View Post
How much of a pain was it to replace the CV axle? The boot is paper thin but do you think the new half shaft is not up to par for the abuse that it will see?
The CV axle was very easy to replace. I already had the brakes off along with the wheel bearing/hub so all I had to do was disconnect the sway bar end link from the lower control arm and disconnect the upper ball joint to allow the steering knuckle to swing forward. After that I just had to pop the cv axle out of the differential. Nothing to it at all. The new cv boots are very thin compared to stock. Definately not heavy duty at all. Even the metal bands that hold the boot on are no where near as HD as on the OEM cv's. Im not sure if it will take the abuse that it will see on my lifted XK. But it has a 3 year warranty so im not really worried about it.