CV Joint/Axle replacement-
- Thread starter 00Buck
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RedRockUT
Utah 4x4 Club
- Location
- Murray, UT
Funny, you mention it. I need to replace the front passenger one on my '97 accord as well, and I was wondering the same thing.
cowmilker
SUPER CHEESY
- Location
- Stansbury Park UT.
Generaly it is not too bad, just take off the axle nut, seperate ball joint, swing spindle out (will still be attached to uppercontrol arm/strut), pop axle out of transaxle (on some cars, Toyota I think, this takes a special tool I've heard, but most cars just take a little prying), replace outputshaft seal. Reassemble in reverse order.
cowmilker
SUPER CHEESY
- Location
- Stansbury Park UT.
I have also heard that if you do both, you have to do them one at a time or the gears inside will fall down and you wont be able to get either of them back in (I have never needed to do more than one).
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XT Utah
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I'm attempting to do the same thing on my Sentra (Nissan Minima) but I got stuck at the Ginormous axel nut.
Does anyone know where I can find a 32 mm deep socket? Sears doesn't have them and neither do any of the auto parts stores I've checked.
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Does anyone know where I can find a 32 mm deep socket? Sears doesn't have them and neither do any of the auto parts stores I've checked.
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jeeponthebrain
Moab...It calls to me
- Location
- North Salt Lake
Not too bad about a 5
I just replaced both sides on my sisters 97' Honda Civic. After we did the first side, it was so easy she ran back to the auto parts store and we did the other side. After we spent an hour or so learning on the right side axle, the left only took 20 min. start to finish. You need to have the right tools which include: basic hand tools, the right size socket for the ball joints, and the big nut on the axle.(Auto Zone has these for rent) I used a fork to seperate the ball joints. You also need a prybar to pop the axle out of the gearbox, it is held in by a little spring clip retainer on the gearbox side of the axle. I own a 96 Civic and I had the Hayden owners manual which helped, but if you have done much work on vehicles and are mechanically savvy, you can probably figure it out.
I just replaced both sides on my sisters 97' Honda Civic. After we did the first side, it was so easy she ran back to the auto parts store and we did the other side. After we spent an hour or so learning on the right side axle, the left only took 20 min. start to finish. You need to have the right tools which include: basic hand tools, the right size socket for the ball joints, and the big nut on the axle.(Auto Zone has these for rent) I used a fork to seperate the ball joints. You also need a prybar to pop the axle out of the gearbox, it is held in by a little spring clip retainer on the gearbox side of the axle. I own a 96 Civic and I had the Hayden owners manual which helped, but if you have done much work on vehicles and are mechanically savvy, you can probably figure it out.
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XT Utah
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Now you know why I have bad posture 
Are you sure Autozone does not have a tool rental for your nut?
Are you sure Autozone does not have a tool rental for your nut?
Well, mine don't drag on the ground so yeah, this is new to me.
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XT Utah
Guest
Alright. The nuts are off, now it's time to remove the shafts. Not knowing how to do this, I'll have to let this wait till another day. So far, it's a pretty easy job.