shamusodoofus

Has anyone paid a shop to do the inner CV joint swap as outlined on the site's DIY? I've attempted to do this myself and unfortunately with basic tools I'm unable to get enough torque to undo the bolts from underneath the car.

starchland

Which bolts? The axle to diff flange ones?

Separate lBJ's, pull out the entire axle

shamusodoofus

The bolts that connect the CV bucket to the differential, to clarify these are the bolts I'm refering to:

myflys2k

More muscle. They're only torqued to roughly 45ft/lbs. double up on your wrenches and they should come loose. Also if you haven't already done it, pull the ebrake.

kryptonite

Depending on where you're located I probably have a bigger breaker bar that should make easy work of those bolts.

zeroptzero

Is your fill plug dripping/leaking ?

Reapur

Breaker bar is your friend .... Or start workin out lol <3


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starchland

Its not soo muhc the torque, but making sure the bolt is sitting perfectly flush in the socket and use a 6 pt otherwise you will round off the head. Also, there is a special tool for the Cv boot clamps, but is not necessary. When you pull off the axle from the bucket, do it slowly and make sure the bearings stay in their locations. Also, mark the location of how the cv's are installed from factory to the flange. Oh yeah this is also a good time to retorque your axle nuts Do us a favour and get some good macro shots of the wear areas on the cup if you can.

Reapur

Might as well replace the cv boots while its all apart, the kit will include new clamps should you decide to cut the old ones off


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starchland

yeah if they need it doubt it though unless the car is winter driven. The clamps come off easily enough with creativity and some needle nose pliers.