Passenger CV half shaft, input would be apperciated Options

[AuffyZ]

Ok i'm going to be replacing my half shaft in the next couple of day and i was wondering where a good place to go online that has step by step instructions to refer back to incase i get stuck!

Any help will be apperciated! Thankyou

[BonzaiCelica]

^^^ yea that will work but seems like way too much work. make sure you have a 6 point (so not to strip nut) 30mm socket when removing the axle nut (or 32mm if thats our size?) throw some wd40 on the nut to loosen it up a bit. OEM specs says to torque it down to 159 ft lb torque. With a 24 inch breaker bar it should come off. On most if not all rims, including oem you can remove the center cap and remove the cotter pin and axle with the cars front wheels on the ground.

do not jump or bounce the breaker bar in order to get it off. yea the longer the piping the better leverage.

how much fluid do you lose anyhow when you remove one axle?? The drain plug on the transmission is obviously lower than the mounting points for the axles. The s54 take 2.2 liters. SO you'll maybe loose a half a quart??

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Jun 24, 2012 - 11:43 PM

[ILoveMySilly97]

^^^ yea that will work but seems like way too much work. make sure you have a 6 point (so not to strip nut) 30mm socket when removing the axle nut (or 32mm if thats our size?) throw some wd40 on the nut to loosen it up a bit. OEM specs says to torque it down to 159 ft lb torque. With a 24 inch breaker bar it should come off. On most if not all rims, including oem you can remove the center cap and remove the cotter pin and axle with the cars front wheels on the ground.

do not jump or bounce the breaker bar in order to get it off. yea the longer the piping the better leverage.

how much fluid do you lose anyhow when you remove one axle?? The drain plug on the transmission is obviously lower than the mounting points for the axles. The s54 take 2.2 liters. SO you'll maybe loose a half a quart??

Word of advice is to not BUY a 30mm socket but just go to your local auto parts store that has a "loan-a-tool" service. They have both the fork lever and the 30mm axle socket remover. When I changed mine I lost about a little over a quart. You can use Pennzoil Synchromesh to refill your transmission fluid. I believe our transmission holds 2.7 or 3.1 quarts? Don't remember.