Outer CV joint removal
Hello,
I am searching right now for how to do this... And have been looking for a while. The outer joint is a ball and cage type, and the clip is on the inside of the joint. How am I supposed to separate this??? I know it is easier to replace the axle, and I found a thread about it... But I have the boots, and the axles off of the car. If anything, I am doing it for the experience. |
It has been more than 10 years since I had done this kind of job so ,,,,,,,I think you need to disassemble inner joint to slide out outer boot. I remember the retainer ring was bear to remove for the limited tools I had back then.
I also remember positioning outer joint at extreme angle and popping the balls out and such,,,, How did I do,,,,?? Getting old is not fun. |
You would just knock it off with a hammer.. careful tho.. need to bend down joint and not to hit the bearing and retainer, but would rather replace the whole axle..
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Officially, the outer joint is not to be disassembled in the field. I suspect the factory uses a machine to force them. The price of rebuilt axles is low enough it's really not worth messing with the joints even just to redo the boots.
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ended up taking off the "dynamic damper" and sliding the outer boot off of the inner joint end... This is just a temp fix, and I did it for the experience of it. I will end up buying new axles soon enough, but it was fun to learn although messy.
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