CV Question, Removal for bearing replacement |
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CV Question, Removal for bearing replacement |
rjames |
Jul 13 2011, 05:45 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,955 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I am trying to replacing the rear wheel bearings. I am at the point where I have the inboard CV bolts removed and have removed the big castelated nut. Not sure what to do now. Should CV and axle be removable at this point? Right not it's not moving much at all.
I also have read posts of people who have removed the CV's only to have the the CV 'balls' fall out. Sounds not-so-fun. How do I avoid that, or is there only danger of that happening if I take apart the individual pieces of the CV itself? After I have the CV removed, should I rebuild the CV as a 'While I'm in there?' I have done an extensive search on the site and read many a thread, but am still stuck and don't see an easy explanation in the Haynes manual. Thanks! |
rwilner |
Jul 13 2011, 05:57 PM
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No Ghosts in the Machine Group: Members Posts: 953 Joined: 30-March 10 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 11,530 Region Association: North East States |
I am sure others will chime in, but my two cents:
You have done the hard part. Remove the entire half shaft by remove the 4 cv bolts at the flange. Then you can bang the stb axle out. On e the half shafts are out why not refresh the cv joints? How long has it been? Easy to do -- disassemble, clean , grease, new boots, washers, bolts, cv gaskets. There is an awesome 2 part step by step on YouTube on exactly how to do this for 914 cv joints -- a quick search and it should pop right up. |
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