How do you replace a passenger side axle?

Take the 17mm bolt you remove and thread it into the other side of the spindle. Then take a flat, thin piece of metal and insert it into the slot at the back. Then thread in the bolt more and more so it pushes against the piece of metal you used.

Can a CV joint be replaced at a parts store?

You’d then replace it and the boot, lubricate the new and old joint with fresh grease, reinstall and go. Nowadays it’s difficult to find a CV joint for sale at a parts store. The industry has made it standard procedure to swap in a complete new or remanufactured axle, with the boots installed and prelubricated.

Do you need to replace all ball joints at the same time?

Usually, mechanics include an alignment when replacing ball joints. What you should know is that you do not need to replace all the ball joints at the same time. In fact, your car can run properly even if you just replace the ones that are faulty.

What to do when you remove axle from CV joint?

It’s normal for some transmission fluid to leak out as you remove the axle from the cv joint. You should put down a catch pan. On your vehicle, the axle may have to pass through an enclose piece called a wishbone before it’s completely free. You can remove the band from the inner boot to help the old axle pass through.

Which is the right side of the axle to replace?

And it’s usually the right side that goes first because here in the lefthand-drive US of A, we turn sharper around righthand corners than lefthand ones. Sometimes the rubber boots covering the joints fail from age or are torn by road debris, letting the grease out and dirt and water in.

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How do you replace a passenger side axle?