Cardone 66-5265 New CV Axle

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Works well, installed easy, and some time later is still functioning as designed. Really good value for the money, and seems to be made pretty well. This took care of the wobbling under acceleration and the crunchy noises while turning sharp.

If your wobbles and vibrates over 40mph and only under acceleration, you probably need a new passenger CV axle. Take the axle nut off, then the wheel. Put the axle nut back on the bang the old axle out of the hub. Take off the 2 bolts and 1 nut for the control arm. Pry the control arm down and wiggle out the old CV axle. Take the locking ring off the carrier bearing mount and also the locking bolt. Try prying the axle out for 10 minutes. If it doesn’t come out, it’s likely rusted and more trouble than it’s worth. Just use a reciprocating saw with a Milwaukee Torch or Diablo Steel Demon thick metal blade to cut through the axle on each side of the mount to access the mount bolts to take the old mount off and get a new mount. The mount I used was the Dorman 926-193. Getting the old CV axle out was a struggle, but installing this new axle was a piece of cake. Some YouTube videos mention taking off the tie rods, sway bars, caliper, rotor, etc. None of that is necessary. 18 month / 20,000 miles update: running well without any issues 4 years / 30,000 miles update: boot is completely torn all around. Grease everywhere, but it still drives ok. Time to try a different brand.

The dust cap is bent. I have to spend extra time to repair the cap before installation. So far, I put 1000 miles on my 2009 ES350 after replacing its passager side CV axle. I want to write something good about it, but driving 1000 miles doesn't tell anything. Here are the facts. It seems to have a very good built quality. It's very quiet at 100 mph. It doesn't have a noticeable play when it's new. It holds instant torque. Since parts are cheap on these Camrys and ES, I don't mind replacing these parts of drive train every 2 years if they don't last very long. 7000 miles update: Recently, I did a drive train inspection. It has some surface rust, but there's no play. Boots are fresh like new. It's a good product. 15,000 miles update: No issue has been found. It probably will last for a while. 30,000 miles update: It's still holding on.

I installed this axle and within several months, the outer boot was already torn. I live in socal so it doesn't rain much. Now the boot is completely cut down the middle. I could tell from when I first noticed that the rubber was simply bad. Ironically, the boots on the other side that are at least ten years old are like new. Cardone offers a life warranty but through where you purchase...not direct. Amazon doesn't have a way that I can see to get a warranty replacement. Only a return which is only good for 30 days. The axle itself is fine.