half shaft help
nednarb
03-18-2005, 06:58 PM
i have a bad clicking coming from the front of my car during turns. i am not a mechanic but do have some common sense. i am pretty sure its my right front halfshaft that is the problem. dare i attempt this myself? i am trying to save money, and could use any help i can get. i have a good tool set, but need to know if i need specailty items and if you have any tricks or secrets that would be great. thanks for your time and help.
i drive a 1994 accord 2dr
i drive a 1994 accord 2dr
Schister66
03-19-2005, 11:25 AM
CV axles are not that hard to replace.
1.Pull the tire off
2.Remove brake caliper by removing the bolts on the back that hold the caliper to the wheel assembly.
*******WARNING*******
When you remove the caliper, you have to hang it on a piece of welding rod or a coat hanger because if you hang it by the brake line, you'll be posting on here again with brake problems.
3.Remove the brake rotor
4.Get a 31mm (i think) socket and remove the nut in the center of the brake rotor (on the shaft)
5. Take the bolt out of the tie rod arm, pull it out of the hole its in and rotate it out of the way.
6.Remove the bolts (2) on the strut assembly above where the brake rotor was.
7.Pull the wheel assembly forward and rotate it off to the side while
trying to pull the cv axle out of the hole in the wheel assembly.
8.When you get the cv axle out of the wheel assembly, you can do 1 of 2 things....if it is bad/garbage, you can simply pull it out by hand, or if it might be still good, you can get a pry bar and gently loosen it from the transmission.
9.Install the new cv axle the same way as you took it apart.
10. Put the cv axle in the transmission and when you push it in, twist it a little bit....that seems to help.
11. Reverse the steps and you should be ready to go.
It should take about 30min or less, but if this is your first one, it'll probably take you an hour or so. PM if you have questions or post on here and i'll try to check.
Good Luck!!
1.Pull the tire off
2.Remove brake caliper by removing the bolts on the back that hold the caliper to the wheel assembly.
*******WARNING*******
When you remove the caliper, you have to hang it on a piece of welding rod or a coat hanger because if you hang it by the brake line, you'll be posting on here again with brake problems.
3.Remove the brake rotor
4.Get a 31mm (i think) socket and remove the nut in the center of the brake rotor (on the shaft)
5. Take the bolt out of the tie rod arm, pull it out of the hole its in and rotate it out of the way.
6.Remove the bolts (2) on the strut assembly above where the brake rotor was.
7.Pull the wheel assembly forward and rotate it off to the side while
trying to pull the cv axle out of the hole in the wheel assembly.
8.When you get the cv axle out of the wheel assembly, you can do 1 of 2 things....if it is bad/garbage, you can simply pull it out by hand, or if it might be still good, you can get a pry bar and gently loosen it from the transmission.
9.Install the new cv axle the same way as you took it apart.
10. Put the cv axle in the transmission and when you push it in, twist it a little bit....that seems to help.
11. Reverse the steps and you should be ready to go.
It should take about 30min or less, but if this is your first one, it'll probably take you an hour or so. PM if you have questions or post on here and i'll try to check.
Good Luck!!
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