Mr. Skirrow (Steve) with CVJ Axels, Inc. spent a lot of time responding to my questions, presenting alternatives, and explaining the rebuilding process of OEM axels. I did my own research and everything he said was true, unfortunately. You either pay an arm and a leg at the "stealership" or settle for cheap Chinese parts that fail in no time.
Even more, I just found out that most Chinese parts are now made in North Koreea, with "Made in China" labels. People work 13 hours a day without bathroom breaks to avoid slowing down the assembly lines. They work for $300/month, of which $200 goes to their government toward bombs designed to kill our children. Don't take my word for it, here it is:
https://sourcingjournalonline.com/turns-factories-north-korea-making-made-china-apparel-td/
Steve offered to rebuild my OEM parts for a very low price - almost as much as the cheap Chinese things you get from the auto parts stores. The dealer's price was almost 10 rimes higher. I also found good feedback about CVJ Axles searching hundreds of forums, tech talk from each brand of car imaginable.
There is a strong current of favorable word of mouth toward CVJ Axles and Raxles - two of the most viable alternatives to OEM rebuilt Axles.
I may not know much about axles, I am only an airline mechanic by trade. A car is different, but I know this much: An Axle is a very important moving part, where a lot of torque forces are involved, there were the rubber hits the road. I saw on Youtube cars with broken axels on highways. People could get injured badly, or the very least they have to go to Autozone every couple of months to get another cheap replacement. Don't do that. Save your "bad" original OEM axles and have them rebuild by Steve's team. You will drive a new safe car when it comes to axles.
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