OK. I'll bite and ask a question based on ignorance (as usual): If the cheap rebuilt and the expensive new part are "the same part" - why would there be a difference in the time it takes to install one over the other? bem-stem Bill Marshall wrote: > It's basically a choice on your part: > > 1 - use a rebuilt half-shaft from FLAPS, and replace it in a few years, but > it's VERY cheap ($85) and quick to install > > 2 - replace the CV joint with a quality new German part, maybe replace it in > a decade or more, more expensive and time consuming > > Cheap/Quick/Often VS more money/more work/once > > I chose the cheap half-shafts, $79 at O'Reilly's on sale, and I have replaced > them again in 5 years. But then again, I'm a cheapskate. |
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