What are the CV joints on a Dodge Durango?
What are the CV joints on a Dodge Durango?
The four-wheel drive Dodge Durango trucks use individual axle shafts with CV joints to turn the front wheels. These axles need regular maintenance. Without regular checking and maintenance, the CV joints can lose lubrication and dry out.
How do you remove the CV from a Dodge Durango?
Take out the snap ring holding the tripod joint in place using the snap ring pliers. Take the circle clip out of the back of the CV joint and then remove the CV joint from the axle shaft. Russell Wood is a writer and photographer who attended Arizona State University.
How do you remove an axle from a Dodge Durango?
Unbolt the front skid plate from underneath the Durango with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Pull out the split pin in the center of the axle, then remove the nut lock from the front hub using the 1/2-inch breaker bar and sockets.
How do you remove a brake shaft from a Dodge Durango?
Unbolt the brake caliper bracket on the front knuckle with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, then support the caliper on the frame with the j-hook. Unbolt the wheel speed sensor from the back of the wheel hub, then unbolt the wheel bearing and hub assembly from the knuckle with an open-end wrench.
The four-wheel drive Dodge Durango trucks use individual axle shafts with CV joints to turn the front wheels. These axles need regular maintenance. Without regular checking and maintenance, the CV joints can lose lubrication and dry out.
Take out the snap ring holding the tripod joint in place using the snap ring pliers. Take the circle clip out of the back of the CV joint and then remove the CV joint from the axle shaft. Russell Wood is a writer and photographer who attended Arizona State University.
Unbolt the front skid plate from underneath the Durango with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Pull out the split pin in the center of the axle, then remove the nut lock from the front hub using the 1/2-inch breaker bar and sockets.
Unbolt the brake caliper bracket on the front knuckle with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, then support the caliper on the frame with the j-hook. Unbolt the wheel speed sensor from the back of the wheel hub, then unbolt the wheel bearing and hub assembly from the knuckle with an open-end wrench.
