CV Shafts?

042500HD · October 12, 2004

How hard are the cv shafts to replace if i happen to break one?

cedjunior · October 12, 2004

How hard are the cv shafts to replace if i happen to break one?

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Not very hard although could be time consuming. First you need to take a 36mm socket and loosen the big hub bolt in the steering knuckle. Then you need to pop the upper ball joint out of the steering knuckle. Push the UCA up out of the way. Then disconnect the outter tierod end from the steering knuckle. You may not have to, but is good to get it out of the way. Then unbolt all the bolts where the inner CV is attached to the axle on the diff. Remove the 36mm hub nut you loosened earlier. Then you just take the old 1/2 shaft out, and put in the new one. Reassemble and torque (use a torque wrench!) everything down right and you should be done. You might want to get an alignment too, dont know if its necessary or not.