Need help with front axle replacement

[hoaesq]

PM me your email and I can send you the instructions from Bentley on how to remove your axel. You should complement the instructions with the videos these guys are linking you to as they are very helpful. and a search on this site will come up with a plethora of "how tos".

Last time I tried posting the pics of the instructions, the photos ended up being too large and I couln't upload.

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by Brianmor

there is no need to remove the caliper or brake disc(rotor) or abs sensor etc to do this job.
1 remove wheel
2 while sombody presses brake pedal or in my case i wedged a piece of wood between pedal and seat undo hub nut.
3 remove both lower arms where they attach to chassis( ie not at balljoints)
4 drive spline in thru hub with air or ordinary hammer.
5 when axle is clear of hub pull hub forward and tie it out of your way.
6 i was replacing inner housing that bolts to sump with 4x13mm bolts so i undid these bolts. not necessary just for shaft replacement but allows you to use a small prybar which makes it easier to remove inner shaft without any hammering.
7 when refitting shaft push it in rotating it till you feel it engaging the splines, then compress the two boots with one hand and hit outer end with hammer. one or two handy hits and snap ring should click into place.
8 the rest is a reversal of removal.
whole job takes less than an hour.

Hey Brian,

Could you elaborate on if in fact this method when disconnecting wishbone at the frame gives enough room to "swing" the axle out of the hub/bearing assembly and out of the way?

Reason is, I'm about to do my front hubs/wheel bearings and have heard conflicting stories on whether disconnecting at the frame side of wishbone gives enough clearance to get the outer end free, so that i could fit a bearing press behind it etc.

I will be doing my outer CV boots only, on the install so would like to keep the inner end attached to the driveshaft if possible.


My original plan is to disconnect the strut since I know that that will give me enough room to get the axle end out of the way, I just would like to know which way is easier.

I want to purchase new nuts/bolt hardware for either the strut or wishbone , depending which I decide to disconnect.


Thanks for any info!

[AZX54.4]

I will be replacing my front right cv axle this weekend. Do I need to replace the output shaft seal as well?

[Madams0325]

I definately would. Since you are already in there you might as well replace it. You don't want to put everything back together and have it leak.