Changing axle

[Frostcb724]

2moro i will be attempting to change that ol' axle of mine.

Got the Haynes manual, breaker bar, two-jaw puller for the ball joint, and sockets and wrenches.

the axle is already out of the intermediate shaft so I dont have to worry about prying it out. the only problem i think i will have is with the freakin axle nut. I dont know how im going to unstake it because it is staked down pretty far and i cant even get a big screwdriver underneath it. any suggestions?

Is there anything else im missing or need to know?

[xj1234]

Try using a chisel to unstake the nut. Make sure you have a huge breaker bar ready if you don't have air tools.

[visualpoet]

I had to cut the spline nuts off mine, and I'm not the first. I used a dremel and cut off wheels, but a grinder would be good too.

[delsolsi]

a tourch and some good torque

[Frostcb724]

try Using A Chisel To Unstake The Nut. Make Sure You Have A Huge Breaker Bar Ready If You Don't Have Air Tools.

Wat Size Do You Prefer?

[1993accord]

hey bro thats a easy repair

1 jack up the car
2 take wheel off
3l oosen cvjoint nut (34mm or 36mm)
4 loosen up ball joint nuts off course remove codder pins 3 nuts should be remove (top bj, lower bj ,and tie rod end b.j)
5 remove knuckle and hub assembley set a side .*caution dont stretch out brake hose may tear
6 with long flat head screwdriver or crowbar pry of cvjoint from tranny
7 reverse procedure

good luck

[1993accord]

might have to use a plasma cutter

[drovebykeptgoin]

Those 36 mm axle nuts are 180-200 ft pounds tight they are a bitch to get off you will need a real good 1/2 breaker bar or 3/4 " drive and 3-4 foot cheater pipe to get them if you dont have air/impact, as far as unstaking get a small center punch and you may have to grind a point on it to get underneath the stake and take your time and work it under till you can get a good bite and smack it good. Also if you have access to a ox- cety torch heat them up it really helps.and neversieze compound the nut upon reassembly. Good luck

[Frostcb724]

Are There Any Other Ways To Get The Lower Ball Joint Off Cuz Its Giving Me Hell Right Now. The Two Jaw Puller Keeps Slipping Off When I Tighten It.

[xj1234]

Are There Any Other Ways To Get The Lower Ball Joint Off Cuz Its Giving Me Hell Right Now. The Two Jaw Puller Keeps Slipping Off When I Tighten It.

Pickle fork works good but might tear the boot.

[Frostcb724]

pickle Fork Works Good But Might Tear The Boot.

How Would I Go About Using It?

[Skiers Eat Beef]

Don't worry about the ball joint puller....

I can't find it, but a little over 2 months ago, someone posted a link to youtube showing a guy breaking a lower ball joint with nothing but a jack and a giant screw driver. (I think) Look for it. Also, dremel cut the notch in the axel nut, then have a buddy stand on the brakes when you try to break the bolt. It helps a little.

[drovebykeptgoin]

Back the castle nut off till its flush with the ball j stud then carefully take a bottle jack and place it directly on the nut and stud apply some weight and check it sometimes a good smack on the surrounding area and it'll pop, if not jack a little more the weight off the car seems to always work for me, just use jack stands for safety neversieze it when you put it back together and it come apart eazier next time.

[Frostcb724]

got it done used the pickle fork thanks to xj1234 came right off! had no problems afterwards. it was pretty straight forward than i thought it would be but thanks to everyone advice and help.

[Ont1992ADL]

Axel Broke?

Is this a normal thing to happen to your axel on the passenger side? sounds a bit complicated to get this done yourself? I have read all of the info given and am going to give it a shoot wish me luck, I was taking a corner and the CV joint just busted, funny thing is that its going to cost me less to fix it then to get the tow from london to my new house in ingersoll! and CB7 owners here?