Any Pointers for installing CV axels? I'd like your experiences...
 

I'm about to install new CV axels, and i was wondering is there anything i should know, like avoiding common mistakes? forgetting something. i just want your experiences, i've done this before on other cars, but not on my max.

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i would like to know this as well.

Anyone have any experiences? In the Chiltons, it says You cant remove the drivers side axle untill you remove the passenger side axle first!? wtf?! on an automatic tranny that is

it's really easy to do with the right tools. i didn't take out the passenger side and i just did the driver side.

How long did it take?

What are the right tools? i dont have air tools this time, im afraid its gonna be a ***** to take off the axle nut!

Think you would just need some elbow grease and a breaker bar

Get a breaker bar and a 6 foot long pipe that will fit around the breaker bar. I was able to get these off mine. Believe it or not my lug nuts were on almost as tight as my axle nut. I would be ****ed if I got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere and took out that little 6 inch thing in my trunk!
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I'd do the passanger side first since its much harder to do. I like to takle my jobs by doing hardest things first and the easiest last.

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His car has manual just as mine does so I'm sure how much different an automatic would be.

I did this on my 97 max gxe 5 speed a few weeks ago. The passenger side took for ever to get off. The damn thing was rusted in the carrier sleeve. I had to use an air chisel to get it out of the carrier. Other then that its a pretty easy process. On the driver side just make sure you can get a breaker bar or large screwdriver etween the axle and the tranny to pry them apart. Also make sure use a drip pan cause when you pop that axle out all the tranny fluid follows.