Highway Closures. Highway 1 Closure. If you're heading to the Central Coast, be sure to be mindful of the stretch of Highway 1, 21 miles north of Cambria. Caltrans is busy with a major construction project to make traveling along the stunning Pacific Coast Highway a safer journey.
A replacement CV axle, for example, can cost $50 and $150 or more. Always talk with three to five mechanics to see what they charge. As long as you know this is the issue, most shops can offer a ballpark estimate over the phone.
1 CV joints are found in most front-wheel drive vehicles and some rear-and four-wheel drive vehicles. 2  A video by Eric the Car Guy demonstrates how to replace a CV boot, including an explanation of why it makes more economic sense to replace the axle instead of just the boot. Some shops include a wheel alignment ($20-$400) in the cost of a CV boot/axle replacement, and others charge extra for it. 2  A wheel alignment is not necessarily required after a CV boot/axle replacement, but the conditions that caused problems with the CV boot/axle may have affected the alignment.