New passenger side CV axle went on this weekend. Nice easy 15 minute job, didn't even take the wheel off. Old one had torn boots, otherwise fine. Buddy of mine helped and i donated the old CV axle to him to rebuild and resell for his time since it sounds like he already has a buyer lined up for it.
Also confirmed, there is a leak in the freon system. Filled it up last year and it worked through whenever i filled it up through the end of usage of AC. Finally warm enough that the AC had wanted to pop on, and no AC. so that's fun. So i'll be investigating the AC system next before i buy new rubber to go with the rims i have sitting in the garage