I'm in the process of replacing my axles, since the loud thumping I heard
coming from the CV joints a few months back didn't sound healthy. I ended
up ordering a set from Raxles, and the
resulting product looks exceptionally good. The CVs are obviously brand new,
and the boots look and feel a heckuva lot tougher than the OEM ones. Marty
over at Raxles was fantastic to work with; very quick to turn around a quote
on the new axles, and they shipped the same day I ordered.
As nice as it was to get the new ones, I had forgotten what a PITA it was
to get the passenger-side axle off the car; the little circlip on the end
of the transmission-side shaft means you need to leverage the CV from the
bottom with a prybar of some kind, while someone else rotates the wheel and
taps the top of the CV with a bit of force (angling away from the tranny
to counter the upward force from the prybar). We got it off, but that's not
something I'm looking forward to doing again any time soon.