Miner Report post Posted October 11, 2022 Anyone done it and can recommend a repair kit? There's hundreds of them out there but want to avoid cheap nasty kits, looking for OE quality or equivalent. Part of the same recent trip to the dealer and another independent place as the power steering pump thread... neither offering to change the split boot, only the full driveshaft. Ford denying that repair kit TS213 even exists... at $100 MRSP for the OEM repair kit plus $20 for a new snap ring, vs $180 for a full new driveshaft, its almost a no brainer as its a messy job. Not done one in about 20yrs and not looking forward to it, don't miss lying under cars at all... but now running a third car (6.2 L supercharged Raptor which guzzles fuel like its going out of fashion) and got a new bike incoming (2023 KTM 300SX) so don't mind getting my hands dirty to save a few bucks. Full new shaft is ~660 AED plus shipping, shipping must be really expensive as both Ford and the independent place want ~1850 AED for the new shaft... Ford also want to replace the hub nut and PTU oil seal (which they did about 40k ago when they changed the PTU seals)... the difference in price will give an indication of why I'm grudging this one also. I'm in the wrong game. 🙄 Feedback, guidance, experience welcome. 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaMiFo Report post Posted October 16, 2022 They don't want to replace just the boot because (as you said) it's a messy job and time consuming, when for not much more you get the complete axle shaft assembly already packed with grease and sealed up. If you're doing it yourself, want to save money, and don't mind the additional time & effort, go for the boot only. But if you are paying shop labor, having them assemble it and the "materials and cleanup" costs will most likely make up the cost difference since it's so small anyways. Also, the axle/hub nuts are one-time use and need to be replaced any time they are removed after being torqued down. This is normal for most, if not all manufacturers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miner Report post Posted October 16, 2022 Didn’t realise the axle nuts were single use… just assumed it was Ford UAE refusing to reuse anything…🙃 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miner Report post Posted April 21 Happy ending for this one… just a messy and dirty job. The OE fold over clamps are a pain to fit, apart from that it’s just messy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
