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.
How much does an axle weigh? I'm dropping the axles on my totalled XJ to put 'em on my new one. I've never removed an axle before. The problem is that the dead one is on the side of the house with the front end in the furthest. There is about 2 feet of clearence on each side of it.