8/27/2023 0 Comments Sn 28b crimping tool![]() ![]() Grab new axle, the shaft with the clip goes in the diff, and get the splines lined up. Make sure to grab the metal dust cover (might still be in the diff housing) and note the orientation for reinstall. Pull the axle out and take care to not to damage the axle seal You'll eventually find the sweet spot and the axle will be free! Rotate the axle and use gentle, but firm "prys" as you do. There should be enough room to get a small/medium prybar in-between the CV housing and differential housing. Get another bungee, suspend the CV off the spring to try and keep it level as you pull the axle out, not too tight 'cause you still need to rotate the CV. Take note of the condition of the seals and wheel bearing Loosen bolt on upper ball joint (19mm I think), but don't take off the nut all the way off, use the 3 jaw puller or hammer whacks to break the ball joint loose from the UCA **make sure to secure the steering knuckle to the spring with a bungee for safety, that SOB is heavy**. Take the brake caliper off (17mm) and suspend caliper off to the side on the frame with tie wire or bungee. Or your year has the ABS bracket on the spring, same idea. Remove brake line bracket bolt on steering knuckle (10mm or 12mm). Good practice if/when you go to do the UCA's. Personally, I'd just take off the steering knuckle to make it easier overall. Might be easy enough to remove by hand, though. Disconnect the outer tie rod from the lower ball joint (19mm, or 7/8 if 3rd party), if you have a 3 jaw or tie rod puller, use it, or you can thread the nut back on a bit and give it a few good whacks. Take off the 4 lower ball joint bolts (14mm). ![]() Break the axle nut loose (you can pull the center cap off the rim, put the wheel back on, and lower to use the trucks weight for assistance if it's really stuck or if you don't have an impact). Take off dust cover, use flat head screw driver. ![]() Lift truck up, use jack stands, take the tire off. Get a small bucket or something to collect the gear oil that will spill from the front diff. The job is super easy, in my opinion, the hardest part was finding a socket to fit the axle shaft (35mm if OEM, probably 41mm for 3rd party).this is all off memory, but: I believe the 1st gen CV part #'s are the same through the years (please correct me if I'm wrong) and 43430-0C010-84 is the # for the reman'd CV's (I paid $210 ea and that's w/ the $75 core charge, still half the price of brand new).if you decide to replace with an OEM down the road. If you do have OEM CV's, make sure you keep them (as others have said). My truck had 3rd party CV's on when I bought her, so I didn't get a chance to keep the core. Can't speak to the Napa CV's, but I've tried a version of the "extended travel" CV's before and am already going to be replacing them after 4-5 months. ![]()
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