|
Well, my car has been at my TLM (trusted local mechanic) since Tuesday. .
I told him to replace the passenger-side axle (not the intermediate shaft) due to a torn CV boot, and adjust the parking brake actuators (my parking brake did not work too well - kinda important with a MT; I don't like leaving the car in gear when parked). Getting the parking brake sorted was no big deal. But....
Why replace the entire axle? The new axle comes with a warranty for $30 more, while a boot replacement would have no warranty.
Since my car's such a Frankenstein at this point, I told him the exact application that the axle is from (a 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP with a 6-speed manual). After trying 4 different axles, they couldn't find one that fit right (the length was either a smidge too short or to long, or the splines didn't fit into the hub nicey-nice), so he sent the original axle to a CV specialist to precisely measure it and find a compatible replacement, or rebuild it.
Not able to find a replacement, he went about rebuilding it. A good thing too, since the tripot was apparently full of little shards of bearing material, so the axle would have eventually failed anyway. I hope to get the car back today.
So I'm wondering now if I should pull both axles this winter, and send them to the Driveshaft Shop for replication as a stronger unit?
Which also begs the question, since my car's such a hodgepodge of parts now, how much longer until my TLM refuses to work on it - especially since it's been tying up one of his racks since Tuesday afternoon???
|