Need Help. Removing Driver Side CV Axle!

I've greased the splines, the spindle is swung out of the way.

What exactly do you mean by "centered" on the c-clip?

 

the funny thing is the rear axle splines slide in with a relative minumum of fuss (by comparison)

what's the difference on the fronts? the presence of the c clip?

 

Edit: thicker the axle grease, the better.

 

Here is a tip about removing the cv axle, without having to pry the c clip from inside the clam shell.
A piece of cable from home depot, with eyelets on both sides. make a noose around the inner cv axle collar and put a small sledge on the outer eyelet and give it a pull/tap out, to release the c clip
It takes the getting under the truck and prying the axle out of the equation :bigthumb::bigthumb:

I actually made one for my trail tools repair bag .


If you don't believe it works, check out this thread on the FJ Cruisers forum. The results are positive

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/foru...nge-cv-axle-when-using-jacks-jack-stands.html

 

Notice how the cclip can bounce around on the stude with splines? It needs to be centered, if its off one way the stude won't fit, and the cclip will catch on the ring of the diff. The cclip snaps into place to hold axle in. It is needed. Its easiest if you can slide the entire cv axe straight into the diff, and keep it centered.

 

subd since i need to replace my driver side front axle.

 

Hmm. Factory service manual says open at the bottom. But that's sure not working.

Right. Increasing the amount of force I'm using...

Hmmm, thanks. It's 1PM now - If I haven't got even one in by 3PM, I'll take you up on that...

 

switched over to driver side for a change - got it in less than 10 minutes.

5 minutes of celebration then back to that M__f__er passenger side...

 

Thick axle grease helps keep it in place

 

Jason came over and helped me out.

He wiped the grease off the end of the CV and looked at the axle - I'd flattened the splines by hammering so there was no way it was going back on.

Phoned around to find a remanufactured CV and picked it up.

The insight is to have it in 4wd so the bearings in the diff don't turn. This allows the splines on the CV axle to be lined up with the spline gaps in the diff bearing. Then once they're lined up by feel - and the axle is held in place so it doesn't move - it took exactly *one* tap o the hammer to send it home.

Thanks again.

 

Sorry for the gratuitous bump, but ever since this job's been done, I've had troubles with the actuator on the ADD engaging reliably and I plan to replace it.

So I'm dropping this link here so I can find it later.

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/foru...differential-actuator-repair-replacement.html

 

Nice thread, thanks for the tips.

 

Subbed for reference

 

I did this a while ago. In case anybody else is using this for reference, I did what another forum user recommended, which is attach 1 claw on a slide hammer to the notch on the CV shaft near the diff with a large hose clamp. Didn't take much force at all because you get a good solid purchase on the shaft and a nice parallel angle. Hope this helps someone because it wasn't a fun job.

 

well done

sub'd

 

it looks like I l already posted this suggestion nevermind

 

Thank you for the tips, I was reinstalling the cv this morning. It does helps a lot to have a second person hold the the axle straight and then using a pry bar and hammer with one good hit to reseat the c-clip in. It went from a 1 hr process to 5 mins

 

Resurrecting this, but for a good cause! I pulled my driver's side CV today and it didn't have the nice grooves on the tulip so it was a real SOB. I liked the wire noose slide hammer trick, and tried reproducing it with a loop of 1/8" dia spectra (dyneema, vectran, any hi-strength low stretch piece of line would work) and some chain but couldn't get it to budge so I wrapped the chain around the nose of my hi-lift jack and was able to use that with the jack's base against the frame right behind the coil to lever the thing out. I set a 2x4 underneath the CV to help keep it inline on the way out. Was awkward and definitely still takes two people but once it popped and started moving it was smooth sailing.