Axles...magic?

[S1nemesis1s]

Hey Guys,
I don't really have the time or I would have done it myself. I had new from CV axles installed in my 04 tahoe Z71. I had a boot flapping and I was able to get a pair from 1aauto for pretty cheap.

Picked up the truck today and the steering seems tighter, it seems to handle better, and even stop better (not that it stops all that great even with all new brakes, rotors, and calipers ). Would axles do all that?

I am new to all this so forgive my ignorance.

 

[retiredsparky]

When axles get dry from the boot not containing the grease, the axle constant velocity joints get tight and start to partially lock up as the wheel goes around. This can accelerate wear in the hub bearing, cause vibration, wandering, poor braking and steering. As the hub bearings wear, the rotor starts to wobble a little bit, increasing pad and rotor wear and poor braking.

I used to move heavy equipment on concrete floors by attaching magnetically held vibrators to four corners of large generators. Two of us could usually push a 15 to 20 ton machine across a sealed concrete floor without wheels because of the reduced friction. So yes, all those things you mentioned may seem like magic, but the front end is much more complicated than most of us realize and it takes a bunch of stuff working just right (even shocks) to put that car back into factory new condition. That is why a new car doesn't wear out tires as fast as an older worn out car.

Larry

 

[S1nemesis1s]

Very good to know - thought I was crazy ha-ha.