Both CV Axles are leaking ... (20 Viewers)

[apdxyk]

Do we have a part number for the CV axle assembly from Toyota please? Do they came with the boots ready to go?
TIA

 

[plainjanefjc]

Do we have a part number for the CV axle assembly from Toyota please? Do they came with the boots ready to go?
TIA

You want some other parts as well. Diff oil seals, c clip kits, maybe drive flanges, etc. I’m a crappy mechanic so when I do something like this I just replace about every I take out so I don’t have to do it again for a long time. Yes the axles are installed with boots ready to go.

 

[DuckLN]

The mcmaster low profile smooth edge clamps do work. I’ve posted the part number and size in here somewhere.

 

[cwmoser]

I will say I had both my CV axles replaced a couple months ago.
My 2002 LX470 only had 73K miles and the Diff Oil Seals were not replaced, so far no leaks.
But if I had known better I would have had those seals replaced too.
Instead of OEM axles, I went with the Cardone "Severe-Duty" CV axles, the main reason being that both my OEM axles boots were split, thinking that the Cardone's had better boots and much less expensive.
Price wasn't what sold me. Instead this:
"CV Drive Axle part numbers with an “HD” suffix
are severe-duty applications and include a
thermoplastic outboard boot for increased life
and durability versus a traditional neoprene boot "

 

[plainjanefjc]

I will say I had both my CV axles replaced a couple months ago.
My 2002 LX470 only had 73K miles and the Diff Oil Seals were not replaced, so far no leaks.
But if I had known better I would have had those seals replaced too.
Instead of OEM axles, I went with the Cardone "Severe-Duty" CV axles, the main reason being that both my OEM axles boots were split, thinking that the Cardone's had better boots and much less expensive.
Price wasn't what sold me. Instead this:
"CV Drive Axle part numbers with an “HD” suffix
are severe-duty applications and include a
thermoplastic outboard boot for increased life
and durability versus a traditional neoprene boot "

It’s what’s inside the boot that is going to fail- if you watch a YouTube. Video where they compare the difference between oem and any other the aftermarket- it’s quite a bit difference.

 

[Bisho]

I've personally never seen an outer boot fail, although I'm sure its happened. Inner boots, on the other hand - I've replaced 5 on my two trucks. The LX were likely original, were starting to crack, and I got ahead of it. The 100 gets a lot of offroad use. 1 was part of rebuilding an axle (other axle was new) and two others failed during offroad adventures.