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Unbolting the rear hub to get the axle out should minimally affect your alignment and ride height (IIRC it was just one or two bolts, and the hub hinges out of the way) since the mounting points are well relatively constrained (I think it was the main LCA bolt, and the traction arm main bolt).
You don't have to disassemble the entire CV joint to replace the diff-end boot. You just need to unclip and remove the bearing cage on the diff-end. It's not that involved if it's the diff-end only.
You do have to disassemble both sides for the hub-end boot (since it slides off-and-on from the diff-end).
New axles are way expensive compared to new boots. My strategy is having one spare OEM axle from a part-out rebuilt and ready to go, then swapping it out when time comes. I rebuild the boots on the removed axle when I have more time, and repeat when necessary.
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Also the OEM boot clamp is a closed loop; the loop size is specific to the small and large ends. If you wanted to replace it with a new OEM one, the axle has to come off of the diff.
Last edited by EndlessAzure; 08-15-2024 at 09:12 PM.
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