3 weeks ago I installed a new $8 dollar boot on my 97 Integra. I had no idea how to pull the darn clip to hold the boot on. (I even bought the special 12 dollar tool for it, Still no LUCK. so I just pliared it tight. Yesterday I noticed that it broke loose again. I was told that I could just buy the whole axle with a boot already built on. How much should I expect to pay for the axle no labor? Any suggestions on where to get it?
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ummm with no labor:eh: i think they run from like $45 up.....:dunno:depending on where you get them at. if i can remember correctly, i think this shop charged me $90 for boths sides so thats hwy i guessed $45 you might as well just replace the driver side and the passenger side though at the same time if your gonna do it because the other ones gonna go shortly after! they might be cheaper depending on where you live but im not sure so dont quote me on that:dunno:

 

I purchased an ABS passenger-side axle for about $80 from AutoZone. I attempted to also do the bands, but ended up having a shop do it. They in turn ruined some splines on the axle, so both had to be replaced.

 

Having replaced quite a few CV's I would suggest you replace the whole thing. Problem with having a ripped boot is that the grease you use in a CV shaft is water based. Thats right water based grease don't know why but that is what the training center told me when I went there for a class I attended on repairing and replacing CV boots and shafts. So if the boot has been ripped for any length of time then it is better to replace the whole thing plus you have all kinds of dirt and gravel and dust get into the grease and that will work through the joint which will seriously shorten the life span of that CV shaft so you will just wind up replacing it later anyway.
For that year you should not pay more than 65-70 dollars per side. It should take no more than a half an hour to do the job providing you have all the right tools.