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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 17, '08 From NY Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) ![]() |
Im in the middle of changin out my front axles, and im stuck on the passenger side axle. I removed the driver side no problem, used a prybar on it and it came out after a few tries. The passenger side wont even budge! It hasnt moved at all, no matter how hard i pull on the prybar. Am i missing something here? What have you guys done to get the passenger side axle out?
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 17, '08 From NY Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) ![]() |
It looks like i didn't tighten the swar bar end link that connects to the lower control arm enough. I thought i needed to disconnect it from the lca but i didnt end up needing to remove, but i did get the nut loose off the bracket. I never put the allen key in the end of the stud though to loosen the nut off so i didnt actually loosen the nut off the stud. How do i tighten the nut up though so its nice and tight again? Right now i can put a socket on the end of the nut and it will move the nut and the stud around. I can hear a noise coming from that endlink connection when i hit bumps.
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) ![]() |
It looks like i didn't tighten the swar bar end link that connects to the lower control arm enough. I thought i needed to disconnect it from the lca but i didnt end up needing to remove, but i did get the nut loose off the bracket. I never put the allen key in the end of the stud though to loosen the nut off so i didnt actually loosen the nut off the stud. How do i tighten the nut up though so its nice and tight again? Right now i can put a socket on the end of the nut and it will move the nut and the stud around. I can hear a noise coming from that endlink connection when i hit bumps. Whelp... Try One - Impact Wrench should be all you need to tighten that right up. Try Two - Impact Wrench and a Ball Joint Remove to sort of wedge the ball joint from spinning - may rip the ball joint boot. Try Three - (and most likely) Sawz-all OFF the ball joint on both ends - buy a new one and go see "Try One". -------------------- -Mike
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