Cardone 66-5265 New Constant Velocity CV Axle Drive Shaft, Front Driveshaft Assembly Fits Lexus ES300/ES330/ES350/RX330/RX350, Toyota Avalon/Camry/Highlander/Solara

My car started to shake after going 40mph only when accelerating,Iam a diy-er when it comes to cars for not too hard jobs so I did the process of elimination, tires were balanced, alignment done, rims were not bent , so i figured it was either the driver side or passenger side axle that went bad, I decided to do both since my car has over 150k , the driver side was a breeze to replace but the passenger side took me over an hour since it really got stuck in the bracket, I tried grease, heat up with a torch and barely move, I didn’t have a cutter so I had to take the bracket off , only 3 bolts, once out I was able to take it off the bracket, so yes also taking the bracket with the axle works , it’s just an extra step only when it’s really seized and welded because of rust. I have now driven it for over 2 weeks and that annoying shake is gone , also I would recommend replacing the inner and outer tie rods ,brakes, rotors and calipers since you are working on the suspension already if needed of course. Overall , so far so good

Perfect fit. Great quality and fixed the shaking when accelerating. So far so good. Nice replacement for the cost.

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The dust cap is bent. I have to spend extra time to repair the cap before installation. So far, I put 1000 miles on my 2009 ES350 after replacing its passager side CV axle. I want to write something good about it, but driving 1000 miles doesn't tell anything. Here are the facts. It seems to have a very good built quality. It's very quiet at 100 mph. It doesn't have a noticeable play when it's new. It holds instant torque. Since parts are cheap on these Camrys and ES, I don't mind replacing these parts of drive train every 2 years if they don't last very long.7000 miles update:Recently, I did a drive train inspection. It has some surface rust, but there's no play. Boots are fresh like new. It's a good product.15,000 miles update:No issue has been found. It probably will last for a while.30,000 miles update:It's still holding on.

the boots on these shafts are all leaking after 24 months. I had purchased shafts for both sides ans all started to leak grease through the boots, If you purchased these shafts expect grease all over the under side of you vehicle etc.

Installation was 2 months ago. Seams to be working well.

Smooth ride again in 2008 Lexus ES350"Cardone 66-5265 New Constant Velocity CV Axle Drive Shaft, Front Driveshaft Assembly Fits Lex..."158,000 miles has taken its toll on our ES350. I did a big suspension maintenance all at once.Front: Struts, both drive axles, hubs and hub bearings.Rear: Struts, hubs and hub bearings.This took about 10 hours between me and a skilled mechanic friend to do all this. I rented the bearing removal/installation tool from O'Reilly Auto ($400 heavy duty version).Before installing this shaft, our vehicle was making a lot of noice and experience a terrible vibration at higher speeds. When removing the original shaft, it pulled completely apart; so glad we replaced it when we did.Now our ES350 rides much smoother and quieter again!

Good quality, easy to install. Very functional. Worth buying on here because where I come from parts are super expensive