MAHINDRA 7520 4WD front CV/ U JOINTS ..where to find cheaper ones?

[fbitz777]

Ok my 2007 Mahindra 7520 4WD with almost 2000 hrs has bad front cv joints...specifically the cups/needle bearings are shot and that makes loud
bangs when 4WD is engaged

Anyhow my dealer tells me they are $560 per side! The issue is that Mahindra sells the whole assembly (forks, crosses, coupler,...) as a single part

Anyone found cheaper way to do this? Again forks, couplers are not worn out.

Many times I find that Caterpillar parts work on Mahindra (air filters for example)... I have done the same type of job on my CAT backhoe and it was less than $100 per side

 

[Texan4Life]

I have found it fairly easy to cross mahindra bearings to timken/skf ect on our 2810. The key is the get the actual mfg part number that is on the part itself, not the one assigned by mahindra.