Struts and Axle

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[Post New]09/27/2019 20:52
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Anonymous
I have an old Honda Odyssey van with about 170K miles on it. A mechanic I trust told almost 3 years ago that one of the axles and struts were either broken or failing and could go "anytime". Chose not to fix it since I had planned on replacing the van. Thing is I haven't gotten around to replacing the van yet and I have driven 25K miles since then including 2 long distance trips.. How big a deal are those things? Worth replacing?

As you can see, I don't know much about cars/vans.
[Post New]09/27/2019 20:53
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Anonymous
OP again.. If anyone knows and can share approximate costs for replacing these components I'd appreciate it. That will also drive my buy vs. fix decision (again). I don't recall the estimate the original mechanic provided.
[Post New]09/27/2019 21:20
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Anonymous
I have a 2004 Odyssey with 191k. Never replaced it.
[Post New]09/28/2019 08:44
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Anonymous
Yes. They are a pretty big deal.

I assume when you say “axle” you mean a CV joint. For that, maybe 100 bucks for a rebuilt one. An hour to replace. More if rusted badly.

Struts? How many? probably under 100 each. Time depends on how rusted they are.
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