Axles/CV joint repair/replacement on '03 Santa Fe

 
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I have an '03 Santa Fe with 150,000 miles on it and the CV boots are not
yet torn but have a deep groove in them (getting ready to tear).
a) It is a 2WD, Automatic with the 2.7L V6.
b) Is there a different part if it is an automatic vs a manual?
c) I am 99% sure it does not have ABS.  If it did would the joints be
different?
d) Is there a difference between base model, GLS, and LX?

   Somebody thought that the ABS versions had a cogged ring around the
hub-side CV, but on my car the passenger side has that while the drive's
side does not.

   Is there a benefit to getting these rebooted (even with 150k miles)?
  I was thinking getting new out CVs would be wise.

    What makes genuine Hyundai units better than after market ones?
A Hyundai dealer elsewhere said they sell after market remanufactured
units instead of new ones and they work just fine.

    The local big chain auto parts store has new Chinese axles with
"lifetime warranties" for $60 each.  I could go with rAxles.com and get
rebuilts with new CVs for under $180/each.  One local Huyndai dealer
quoted me $90 each for their remanufactured after market axles. My local
Hyundai dealer charted something around $230/side to reboot the axles if
they removed them.  Not sure what it would be if I brought them in.

   Any thoughts on after market stuff?  With 150k miles wouldn't the CVs
be getting worn?

KWW

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Re: Axles/CV joint repair/replacement on '03 Santa Fe

I suppose if something has a "lifetime" warranty its worth a try but I,ve
tried various chinese parts on my  old Vw,s/hyundai,s/vans but the quality
is rubbish. . It takes me about 3 hours to change driveshafts, not a big
deal but not something I want to do every day either.
   All the CV,s I,ve replaced had about 225k  km on them which is about 150k
miles. Probably wise to do joints as well.
   The remanufactured at $90 sounds reasonable( chinese joints though?).


Re: Axles/CV joint repair/replacement on '03 Santa Fe


Thanks.  The $90/each rebuilt ones sold by one dealer are also Chinese
after-market.  The only one with parts known to not be iffy would be the
US part rAxles or the Hyundai rebuilt ones which I found out would be
$280 each (vs new for almost $500).  I agree that I don't want to be
replacing them later... or have it fail on the road during a long trip
and be forced into a very expensive option (with no tools of my own).

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