I posted before that I have a hole in my rear boot on the front drive shaft. Dealer wants $539 out the door. My question is whether or not anyone has replaced their shaft on their own. It doesn't look too hard. I see 5 or 6 bolts around each yoke. Does the new shaft fit right in with out much trouble? Each end of the drive shaft seems to have built in joints with a boot already over each side. I'm assuming there is grease in them and that it is a closed unit.It doesn't even look like I will need to remove the skid plate.

Am I wrong?

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2005 Black KJ Sport CRD,
GDE Full Torque ECO TUNE, GDE Transmission ECO Tune,
Samco British Racing Green Hoses
Build Date 1/05
200k miles.
Original Owner

After removing the bolts on both the front and rear CV joint you may need to pry the joints loose with a screwdriver and hammer on the back edges. It might be easier to remove assembly by sliding out the front CV first and then the rear...the memory is fading. good luck.

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The shaft would have to come pre-balanced right?

When I take the shaft off, do I need to worry about orientation staying the same?

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2005 Black KJ Sport CRD,
GDE Full Torque ECO TUNE, GDE Transmission ECO Tune,
Samco British Racing Green Hoses
Build Date 1/05
200k miles.
Original Owner

It should have some sort of balancing done. We always use a paint pen to mark the driveshaft prior to removing so we do not mess up the balance. Hard to do that with a new unit. If there are no instructions or markings on it, you will just need to install and test for effect. Is there any information in the service manual?

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Providers of wholly developed aftermarket solutions for the KJ CRD.
(248) 977 - 9531