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Got the Z up in the air and found the axle problem, something cut the outer CV joint boot. It was a very small cut but enough to sling a lot of grease out! What a mess!

Got the axle out and compared it to the new one and the new one has a problem. I think that it got over extended during shipping and the outer CV joint came apart. The boot is extended by at least and inch compared to the old one and the axle is longer by an inch. The bellows of the boot of the new one are spread way apart compared to the original one. The Nissan shop manual warns you to not over extend the CV joints or they could be damaged. The box that the new one came it was not very tight length wise and the threaded end of the shaft was well secured but the big end wasn't.

I'll take the shaft over to the dealer and see if they can just replace the boot and repack the grease. The OEM shaft is $560 from Courtesy Nissan, the one that I got was from RockAuto and it was $78 including shipping. $78 is the cost of the two CV boots for the shaft from Nissan.

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