CV axles Replace and Repair

[riverrunnernky]

Has anyone done one of these?

I just got mine removed on the driver side.

I took my time because of my first and I break things easily.

And still broke 2 cold chisles.

I took out the battery, hood, tranny crossmember, and plastic mud guards.

It took this green iron bar to break the old axle free.

Now to put back the cross member, it's not fun either.

If anyone has the know how or a manual, please add her or PM me.

I want to get this road warrior on the trail again.

What a great little car.

[diflictedminds]

The cross member is easy to get back on. The difficult part is moving the engine and balancing it up with the cross member. Just a bit of wiggling. You might need two people. That's what I had to do. My dad helped me quite a bit in removing the tranny and axels, as well as getting the cross member back on.

[riverrunnernky]

I had no help.....

The cross member is easy to get back on. The difficult part is moving the engine and balancing it up with the cross member. Just a bit of wiggling. You might need two people. That's what I had to do. My dad helped me quite a bit in removing the tranny and axels, as well as getting the cross member back on.

The first hot day of the spring in Central Ky, 85 high with much humididity...
I drained my brain but got her back together.

She is handling wierd, and making some of the same metalic like grinding noises when turning right. The spindle may need replaced. I am at a loss.

She will not be going out of town anytime soon like that.

That was a lot of work to have had much the same result at the finish.

[pitbull113]

I just had a problem with the driver side cv boot at the track over the weekend. I disconnected the balljoint from the steering knuckle,removed the sway bar link and bushings and disconnected the strut from the steering knuckle. I had good access to the axle but couldn't pry it out of the trans. whats the trick?? I didn't want to pry to hard and crack trans or bust something but the duct tape on the cv boot only lasts 8-10 laps...lol..so I ned to get this fixed before the next race..TIA

Okay my mistake I posted this in the wrong forum, my car is a '92.

[therieldeal]

the trick, ive found, is you actually do not want to pry.

ive got a short like 10" long cats paw, which i have dulled the end of. slip that between the cup and tranny case and give it a few good whacks witha small sledge..... imagine its a giant nail, thats the way you are hitting it. it will pop the axle loose in no time.

[therieldeal]

one of these

[pitbull113]

Okay, thanks for the help. Imagine spending the time to disconnect everything and not being able to get the axle out, only to put it all back together and patching the hole in the cv boot with a piece of duct tape. Doh! Atleast I was able to qualify and race.

[therieldeal]

dont worry i've beenthere too lol

[sethro_GT]

I had left the driver side axle in the tranny when I pulled it as I couldn't get it out. Attempted again before dropping in the engine/tranny. I tried a 2' 1/2" extension with a 22mm deep socket slid over a balljoint seperrater and yanked the schite out of it, nothing. Tried two screwdrivers hammered between the case and cup, nothing. I have an OTC CV puller but its too small for the mazda CV cup. I'm thinking either that 5' pry bar or a 3' slide hammer. Managed to get everything in with the axle, still gotta get it out to replace the axle seal.

[pitbull113]

After I got the car home from the track I pulled the left side apart again and this time the axle came out without a problem. I yanked on it a couple of times and then spun it 180 degrees and yanked it again and it pulled right out. Apparently spinning the axle gets that clip on the end of the sline lined up right.

[sethro_GT]

That crossed my mind, tried rotating it 180 at some point but knowing my luck I put it from 3 oclock to 9 oclock... Now that its not hanging on an engine hoist my yanks might be more fruitfull without the whole thing moving.