CV Joint Boot - Driver's Side

[tmontague]

The main reason i'm doubting what they said is because they stated they only want to change the boot. W/ prices of CV axles now a days and the cost of labor paired w/ potential damage to the cv axles due to the torn boot, almost all mechanics will just put a new cv axle in instead of just the boot.

It easy to charge a customer money and state that you put a new boot on and then when asked to see the old one, either show one from another car (look identical on all models) or just state it a small rubber piece and it was just tossed out. Tougher to do that w/ a full axle...

In many quick lube places the (insert # here) point inspection is rarely done or done half assed, chances are this is the new "your Trans fluid and power steering fluid is dark and smells burnt, you need to change it" line being given

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tmontague

The main reason i'm doubting what they said is because they stated they only want to change the boot. W/ prices of CV axles now a days and the cost of labor paired w/ potential damage to the cv axles due to the torn boot, almost all mechanics will just put a new cv axle in instead of just the boot.

It easy to charge a customer money and state that you put a new boot on and then when asked to see the old one, either show one from another car (look identical on all models) or just state it a small rubber piece and it was just tossed out. Tougher to do that w/ a full axle...

In many quick lube places the (insert # here) point inspection is rarely done or done half assed, chances are this is the new "your Trans fluid and power steering fluid is dark and smells burnt, you need to change it" line being given

^^^^^ This