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Old 06-02-2015, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by admranger View Post
You don't need to take the axle out of the hub. Just pop the circlip out of the cv joint itself, as described in this thread. 30 minutes in and out after putting it up on the lift (once you get the angle correct to pop the circlip out). It's easy. Really.
I either missed that one, or it was posted after I went ahead and replaced mine. But also, I don't have a lift (I wish!). Not that it matters (to me, anyway) at this point, but does the circlip removal method work if all you have is a jack and jack stands?
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