Offroad????.... I said Allroad... it is a Audi station wagon with adjustable air ride supsension. By raising the vehicle with this suspension.... this "crunches" the boot just a little more causing it to wear out faster. I doubt any of use would need shields for daily driving as rocks and such are not usually the reason for the worn out boots.

 

dch audi quoted me 600 for the both sides ...umh i dunno sounds expensive the boot kit is only 15 bukcs a side..and coments welcome !!!

 

DIY....its easy with the right tools and there are lots of write-ups. If you can read and follow directions, it should not be a challenge for you. Paying even $150 a side, whcih I paid on my A4 before I learned to do it myself. was robbery....$400- 500 is moronic.....Give me half and I'll do it for ya..hahahaha...it's worth DIY.

 

I did two on my car at two different shops.

200-250 for CV boot replacement (labor and part)

 

Doing the boot is time consuming to do yourself, the parts are cheap. Some of the bolts are really difficult to remove due to age and rust. Find someone local to do the work, bring them the parts if you want it done quickly. (I doubt they'll have them) Autohausaz.com has them cheaper than anyone else that I've seen.
If you are going to do it yourself, make sure you have an air hammer and impact gun.

Andy

 

yup and get it done soon!

if you wait, your cv joint will need to be replaced. if you wait even longer, your axle will need to be replaced.

i learned the hard way.

 

So easy to do your self....
I bought mine from a CV guy here in town for $130 a side and poped them in real easy.
Then I noticed that one of the boots were torn 6mths later and one of the indies in town told me $25 to replace it including the boot.

I say just buy new ones and replace them your self, real easy to do

 

$130 side and $25 to replace...what? You paid a $130 for one boot?

The boot kit from ECS is like $30. It is time consuming and if you have the cash just replace the whole axle...way cheaper in the long run and a hell of lot easier then replacing the boot. I did!

 

I think he meant whole axle, which is actually easier to replace than just the boot. I was quoted $89 for a rebuild axle at my local deep discount auto parts store, so $130 for a quality part is not unreasonable. I went cheap and replaced the boot. If I had to do it over again, I would try replacing the whole axle as the marginal cost, plus a lifetime warranty, would make the axle a better and less time consuming deal.

But, don't try this without proper air tools! Getting the control arms loose is a real bitch!

Bob

 

I was saying 130 per axle (whole axle) and then when I had a torn boot I paied $25 to have it replaced and that price included part and labor