Last week I replaced the passenger side hub assembly and when I was down there I noticed my half shaft had oil on both boots. I guess it's time to replace it.

I've looked it up online and it doesn't seem much more involved than the hubs, but I thought I'd ask too here just in case.

Does the axle slide off and back on once it's freed up or is there a clip or something holding it in.

What's a good brand? There are cheap Chinese ones from Autozone et al, a brand named Cardone that seems popular and then Motorcraft for five times as much as the Cardone. I was going to go with NAPA, but those are rebranded Cardone axles.

Any tips or tricks are appreciated.

 

I don'y *Think* there are clips, I can't quite remember from when I did mine, but it was super easy to do either way. Shouldn't give you any issues.

same as doing a hub basically just slip the axle out. Cardone should be a good bet, have them in my car and they hold up great. ones i replaced in my truck are reman motocraft but i got them free otherwise id have gone with cardone as well.

 

Mine slid right off in the process of putting it back on now but need to figure out how far the wheel seal goes in any advice