CV assembly question

[dz09x]

Okay so i need a new passenger side CV axle. Leaking from the boot but will replace the whole thing. My question is, A friend has one laying around for his SSEi that he never got the chance to use. He told me he would give it to me free of charge. Will it work on my SLE?

I was looking through posts and read that the SSEi one is shorter than the SLE SE one. Is that true? should it cause any issue if i install it on my car?

As always. Thanks for any and all input?

[2003 SSEi]

the SSEi and the SLE use different Passenger side axles. It will not work

[dz09x]

Okay this is an opinion question.

I hear everyone here swears by the napa axles. Arent those made by Cardone? I hear mixed reviews about them.
Any recommendations on the brands on rockauto? Are they all made in china stuff?

The other option I have is buying a good used one from haro and just changing out the boots?

All input appreciated.

[david]

I bought mine from Orileys and it has a lifetime warranty and it works great and half the price of Napa

[redzmonte]

I was told by my mechanic that the "reman" ones are usually rebuilt OEMs so i am most likely going to get a better axle that way (not allways the case tho). I have never had a replacment go bad on me... NEW or reman from parts store.. had them on the monte and even w/ 330hp/355tq it seem to work just fine.

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[MattStrike]

I'd just re-boot the one you have. Unless it's clunking or something, that is. They don't normally go bad, unless they sit tore up and then you drive down dirt roads. Be prepared to get dirty either way if you fix your boots or re-boot a spare. Clean all the grease out and put new grease in when you re-boot, and it will out-last the car (probably).

There are concerns that new units are made from cheaper materials. Any rebuild is also at risk for getting those same cheap materials. To me, it wasn't worth the risk of the unknown, and I've gone to a lot of trouble to get mine re-booted. It currently has 340k miles on it.

[dz09x]

Mine started clicking last week. When I went for an alignment, my mechanic showed that it had been losing grease from the around the inner boot.

I was thinking buying a used one from haro and rebooting it. I have read reviews online of new ones not fitting right, or going bad after a year or two. Even if it has a lifetime warranty, I really dont't want to be doing a cCV replacement every year.

it seems like the best option would be to reboot a used one. And the only reason iI think that is because the remanufactured ones are not so afforaffordable imo.