I contacted CVJ axles in Denver to inquire about rebooting the axles on the SD and/or the SDL. The boots remain intact, however, 18 years has developed some pretty severe cracking.

Their response:

Hi Brian:
We can re-boot your axles. My catalog shows the 300 SD up through 1985, and the 300 SDL from 1986-1987.
On the older axle we replace part of the metal can with a new piece hydraulically crimped on the small end. On the newer axle we remove the sheet metal as needed and re crimp it. We install a new gasket, o-ring and neoprene boot (with the internal metal ring). We grease the joints with a high grade Moly EP grease. The boot clamps are low profile stainless steel and are pneumatically tensioned and secured.
The cost is $50.00 per boot, or $100 per axle plus freight. We accept VISA & MasterCard, and can ship your axles back the day following receipt. Hope we can be of service to you.

Steve Skirrow

CVJ Axles, Inc.
4101 Brighton Blvd.

Denver, CO
800-292-2953

303-297-2448

303-297-0650 Fax

Information@cvjreman.com



Anyone have opinions regarding rebooting in advance vs. the aftermarket rebuilds? My thoughts would tend to go this way to keep the original factory joints, provided the axles are rebooted prior to boot failure.