So, I had a mad click that I thought was coming from my CV axles, even though the boots wern't torn, I just figured that they somehow slowly ran themselves dry after 10 years...

so, I went to purems.com and almost 300$ later I had the two new front axles on my doorstep.

so, here's a partial DIY, if someone wants to add to it and make it an official DIY, fell free to quote me and take my pics.



1) loosen 17mm alen bolt that connects the axle

2)loosen lug nuts

3) jack up car and remove wheel

4) remove 16mm pinch bolt using 16mm wrenches or sockets



5) with a rubber mallet tap connecting arms up until they come up loose from the pinch "deal"



6) using a 8mm tripple square remove the 6 bolts holding the axle to the trans.

7) pull the abs speed sensor straight out

8) strat loosening the 14mm axle bolt, then tap it in (pushing the axle in)

9) bend the joint of the axle and remove.

-now repeat everything in reverse....

special thanks to Kyle (pyropenguin) for doin all the fun stuff for me

hope this helps someone eventually...

shoulda taken more pics, but oh well...

the old passenger side wheel end CV boot was not torn but was filled with water!

 

o nice, you didn't even do any work and wrote a diy lol

 

lol....I lubed the avles and drank a few rolling rocks...I probably did some other things as well, but I was mainly a supervisor...

I think I pinched a nerve in my back, It might sound like a sh!tty excuse, but just wait until it happens to you...

 

I pinched a nerve in my tricep I wanted to cry for hours.

 

you know theres already a DIY on audidiy.com also good call on replaceing the whole axle instead of the joint only, its alot easier less dirty and you have 2 new axles instead of rusty ones.

 

I think i might add, that its a 17mm allan bolt, not a 14mm axle nut.

 

thanks, I fixed that above...I thought it was 14mm, but couldn't remember because it was a tool I had to borrow and no longer have. and hopefully wont need for another 10 years.

And definately replace the whole axle, it's a whole lot easier and then you know it's brand new and you have no CV worries!