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Old 01-07-2006, 10:45 PM
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Re: Re: CV joint

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Originally Posted by 94"Che-rolet"Z34
What you have to do is pull the suspension out to get to the drive axles. That involves removing the tire(obviously), the brake rotor and caliper, and then the strut tower assembly. Then, the drive axle and cv joint should pull directly out of the transmission. best way to do this would prbly be to pry them out as to not destroy the cv boot and create a mess. but, this may not matter in your case anyways. and, i would advise buying new seals for the transmission (cost of only a few bucks, i dont see why youd gamble on that...) Hope it helps!
you dont have to remove the struts or brakes, all you need to do is pop the tie rod end loose, and the ball joint, hold out on the assembly as you tap the axle end back thru the splines, swing strut assembly toward front of car a little, pop axle from tranny, and reverse to install.
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