CV axle removal, help! Options

[chaynes]

I need to replace my CV axles. Actually, the boots are bad, and the joints seem fine, but I'm afraid the task of taking apart the joints to replace the boots will be more than I want to do. So i picked up some CV axles from napa last weekend. I had the car up on the lift with the outer joint disconnected from the hub, and I couldn't separate the inner joint from the tranny! I tried prying on the tulip, like illustrated in the BGB, but to no avail. Also, prying against the tranny seems like a bad idea. Anyone have any hints as to how to get that thing out? I only tried the drivers side and failed, so i didn't even attempt the passenger side.....


BTW, the dealership wants $580 to replace the boots in case you were wondering.

[soulshadow]

Get underneath with a long pry bar or a flat head (BIG) And at an Angle with the CV Axel connecting to the tranny. Find a good spot that won't move on the axle and take a hammer and pound on your axle going towards the outside where the wheel is until the axle pops out. You might find it easier if u turn the axel while u pound every here and then. It eventually comes out. The snap rings the only thing that keeps your axle to your tranny.