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Never mind what I said earlier,
When I was trying to replace it, I realized that the middle boot is pretty much disconnected, so when I'm Tryin to take the but out, its rotating the complete cv. And when I started the car and put it in drive, it's rotatin from the tranny but obviously since its not really connected to the wheels the car doesn't go anywhere.

So now the question is:
What's a way to take the cv out? I can't grip on to the cv with anything can I? The only thing I can think of I'd some big ass vice grips lol

Passenger-side or driver-side?

The passenger-side has a carrier bearing that is bolted to the engine block. The two bolts must be removed and the axle will then easily slide out.

The Driver-side has a 'retainer clip' on the splines of the axle that is clipped inside the differential. If you lift the car far enough, maybe 1 to 1 1/2 feet off of the ground you can pry the counterbalance(?) part of the axle shaft against the suspension crossmember with a crowbar. the axle will easily pop out. Alternatively, I used a 1 ton come-along to pull the axle on my celica the first time. I chained one end around the fat part of the axle and the other end around my pickup truck and started winching it out.

It's the passenger side,

Here's a pic

Yeah the carrier bearing is bolted to the engine block between that broken boot and the transmission.

Sowill replacing te cv solve the problem?

If the axle is in two pieces it will. The axle needs to be replaced because of the torn boot anyways

torn boot does not mean replace axle. the CV might be perfectly fine. just replace the boot

im pretty sure the complete cv is bad, b/c the bearing (things) arnt connected, looks like the inside is completely broken, i called a tow truck to take it to a transmition shop cuz i figured they're the only ones can can take it off, i cant think of any wat

You could of done it in a day or weekend. Too bad your so far away or Id come help.

How can I do it, everytime I rotate the bolt the complete thing moves..
Lol ill come get u, the amount I'm giving to towin company ill put in a tank of gas haha
If it down that is, at least well find out why exactly is wrong

How can I do it, everytime I rotate the bolt the complete thing moves..
Lol ill come get u, the amount I'm giving to towin company ill put in a tank of gas haha
If it down that is, at least well find out why exactly is wrong

I've found it's helpful to have a friend hold the brakes when trying to loosen the axle nut. Sometimes an impact won't do the job as well as a 4' or 6' breaker bar.

You need a friend to hold down the brake pedal to keep the hub from spinning. You could also brace a block between the driverseat and brake pedal then slide the seat forward till the pedal stays fully depressed. Finally you can brace a steel bar between two of the lug-nut studs to hold the hub still.

Had someone hold the brakes and the lug nuts, it's not the hub that's turning, because the cv isn't hookup to the Tracy, it's jus turning from the torn boot place in the picture

We're both talking about the large nut that holds the axle into the hub right?

Yea

Yeah your probably gonna need someone to hold the brake pedal down, it will keep the hub and axleshaft from spinning. I used a 8-9 foot fence post as a breaker bar on the end of my ratchet.
For the inner half of the axle you just need to remove the two bolts with 12mm heads that hold the carrier bearing to the engine block, then the axle should easily pop out of the differential

if you come pick up special_edy ill come wth lol or me and him could come down there for the week in my car

If u guys wanna help I would appropriate it , I'll try to make a video explaining what's happening I don't thinks I'm doing a good job with words

It sounds to me like the hub is turning with the axle/nut. Having a friend hold the brakes should prevent that. But you said you've done that, so my second guess is that the axle is turning with the nut while the hub itself stays stationary? Theoretically, if the axle and hub splines are both in good condition, this isn't really possible. But things do break and splines can be stripped.