CV removal, need help!

outinthewoods · 11-22-2009, 02:58 PM

Hey all, need to pull the driver's side axle to replace a torn CV boot on my '00 4Runner.
I have the spindle disconnected, the axle nut off, the caliper and rotor off, don't know what to do next or how to get the axle out of the hub. Don't know how to get it out of the diff either.
Any advice and direction would be really really appreciated.

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BajaRunner · 11-22-2009, 03:03 PM

Hit the axle end with a rubber mallet or 2x4! It will knock loose!

Once it slides out of the spindle, you can pop the CV out of the diff with a by prying it out with a flat head or something similar.

Yukon · 11-22-2009, 03:51 PM

It it, with a hammer or somthing, its not pressed in or anything, should come out with a good knock.

Then pry put the shaft from the diff, sometimes crawling to the opposite side, and hitting the flange from behind is the best way to get it out.

outinthewoods · 11-22-2009, 06:20 PM

Thank you! i wasn't sure if it just knocked out or not, I didn't want to go hitting it in case I was missing something!

SWPERIC · 11-22-2009, 06:23 PM

x3 on the hammer. it took at real beating to get mine off. ha

nc994run · 11-22-2009, 06:34 PM

Pry bar is a must to get it out of the diff, or something that can be wedged between the axle tulip and the diff. I would put the nut on the end of the axle shaft, just a few turns, so that you don't ruin the threads with bad aim.

outinthewoods · 11-22-2009, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nc994run

Pry bar is a must to get it out of the diff, or something that can be wedged between the axle tulip and the diff. I would put the nut on the end of the axle shaft, just a few turns, so that you don't ruin the threads with bad aim.

putting the nut back on is a good idea.

BajaRunner · 11-22-2009, 07:03 PM

I just use a rubber mallet and whack it like I was hitting my driver down a wide fairway that would accompany my 50 yard hook

elmerfudd_22 · 11-29-2009, 04:34 PM

even like a brass punch or hammer works good

flyingyogi · 11-29-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elmerfudd_22

even like a brass punch or hammer works good

That's what I used a big brass punch and a 5lbs drilling hammer.

delio · 11-29-2009, 10:05 PM

hey there....
well the best tool to remove the axle from the hub is using a three jaw puller to equally apply pressure all the way around....using a hammer will risk damaging the threads in turn wouldn't be able to put the nut back on.... then your screwed causing more work for yourself....or money......

elmerfudd_22 · 11-30-2009, 03:58 PM

they make brass hammers theyre great

gpcollen1 · 12-01-2009, 07:55 AM

Just to add - they do make hard plastic/rubber dead blow mallets that work great for whacking things where you do not want the harm the metal. I have had mone for over 10 year and use it all the time.

BajaRunner · 12-01-2009, 08:52 AM

Yeah I said that twice.

Anything brass, plastic, raw hide, wooden, rubber or what have you mallet will work. I really think its a waste of time to try a gear puller on something that isn't a tapered fit or pressed in.

crolison · 12-01-2009, 09:11 AM

Just whack the end of it with a rubber mallet, and then use a prybar to pop the cv out.

I've done this a lot.

hross14 · 12-01-2009, 09:47 AM

AND THEN add some anti-seize to the hub side splines so you dont have that problem next time....incase you need to change it on the trail or......

11-22-2009, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
BajaRunner Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 5th Gen San Diegan, California Posts: 6,113	Hit the axle end with a rubber mallet or 2x4! It will knock loose! Once it slides out of the spindle, you can pop the CV out of the diff with a by prying it out with a flat head or something similar. __________________ BajaRunner 1996 4x4 3.4L SR5 4Runner *6" IFS lift Front: TRD Coils/Bilstein 5125 * Rear: FJ80 Shocks/Coils * ARB Tacoma bumper * 35" MTR's and E-locked!** Last edited by BajaRunner; 11-22-2009 at 03:05 PM.

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nc994run Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: blacksburg,va for school chapel hill, nc for home Posts: 1,078	Pry bar is a must to get it out of the diff, or something that can be wedged between the axle tulip and the diff. I would put the nut on the end of the axle shaft, just a few turns, so that you don't ruin the threads with bad aim. __________________ Rob 1999 4Runner Limited 4x4, retrofitted e-locker/ ARB front locker with 4.88 Precision Gears, Tundra/LC lift, 2" 4Crawler BL, Nitto Mud Grappler 35's on 16x8, Marlin sliders, TJM T-15, Warn M8000 w/ synthetic line, Mad Mike's custom rear Bumper, deckplate and ISR mods, Vortex Muffler, custom made tube doors pictures here I support Banned Neliconcept

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BajaRunner Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 5th Gen San Diegan, California Posts: 6,113	I just use a rubber mallet and whack it like I was hitting my driver down a wide fairway that would accompany my 50 yard hook __________________ BajaRunner 1996 4x4 3.4L SR5 4Runner *6" IFS lift Front: TRD Coils/Bilstein 5125 * Rear: FJ80 Shocks/Coils * ARB Tacoma bumper * 35" MTR's and E-locked!**

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elmerfudd_22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 53	even like a brass punch or hammer works good __________________ 1998 4runner, SR5 5speed V6, trail gear sliders

11-22-2009, 03:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Yukon Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 334	It it, with a hammer or somthing, its not pressed in or anything, should come out with a good knock. Then pry put the shaft from the diff, sometimes crawling to the opposite side, and hitting the flange from behind is the best way to get it out.

11-22-2009, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
outinthewoods Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kirwood MO. Posts: 6	Thank you! i wasn't sure if it just knocked out or not, I didn't want to go hitting it in case I was missing something!

11-29-2009, 10:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
delio Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: prince rupert Posts: 15	cv removal hey there.... well the best tool to remove the axle from the hub is using a three jaw puller to equally apply pressure all the way around....using a hammer will risk damaging the threads in turn wouldn't be able to put the nut back on.... then your screwed causing more work for yourself....or money......

11-30-2009, 03:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
elmerfudd_22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 53	they make brass hammers theyre great __________________ 1998 4runner, SR5 5speed V6, trail gear sliders

12-01-2009, 07:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
gpcollen1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut (NY State of Mind) Posts: 414	Just to add - they do make hard plastic/rubber dead blow mallets that work great for whacking things where you do not want the harm the metal. I have had mone for over 10 year and use it all the time. __________________ '99 SR5 Sport - Desert Dune: AirRaid MIT, OEM Air Filter, Toyo 265/75/16 ATs, Deckplate, PP Springs and Bilsteins, Cheapo nerf bars, Injector replacement impending

12-01-2009, 08:52 AM	#14 (permalink)
BajaRunner Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 5th Gen San Diegan, California Posts: 6,113	Yeah I said that twice. Anything brass, plastic, raw hide, wooden, rubber or what have you mallet will work. I really think its a waste of time to try a gear puller on something that isn't a tapered fit or pressed in. __________________ BajaRunner 1996 4x4 3.4L SR5 4Runner *6" IFS lift Front: TRD Coils/Bilstein 5125 * Rear: FJ80 Shocks/Coils * ARB Tacoma bumper * 35" MTR's and E-locked!**

12-01-2009, 09:11 AM	#15 (permalink)
crolison Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: knoxville, tn Posts: 2,317	Just whack the end of it with a rubber mallet, and then use a prybar to pop the cv out. I've done this a lot. __________________ 97 4runner, 2.7 5speed 4wd, 5.29, 33 horns armor locked lifted heavy SOB broken front and rear swaybars My Profile..

12-01-2009, 09:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
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