kawasakimoto_7

alright i need to get my CV joints off (95 pickup) and the bolts wont break loose...ive tried everything i can think of to get it off, anyway to get it off will help
thanks

Junkers88

Just an FYI but the bolts won't break lose, they are press fit into the third member. You have to remove the nuts. Spray them with some kind of oil and let it sit for a while. When I did mine I used two wrenches to push/pull.

Hope this helps.

874runnersr5

Yeah, using one wrench to press against the frame and one to pull down on really helps.

i know what you mean tho, the spare front diff i have laying in my garage, i cant get one of the bolts off and to make it easier the whole thing is out of my truck.. so sometimes these bolts are on there good.

kawasakimoto_7

yeah well i have a leak inbetween my right cv joint and my front differential...ive sprayed a thing on it that is supposed to help it break loose and then with an impact driver and it still wont come off...

Junkers88

If memory serves those are 17mm heads (bolt/nut). Put a 17mm box end wrench on the bolt side and press it against the frame or something and get a 1/2" or 3/4" dirve breaker bar and 17mm socket (6 point) and break the nuts loose with that.

Check the specs to make sure that they are indeed 17mm and then go to work on them. You might have to spray something like PB blaster on there for several days in a row depending on how much rust you have.

gary96360

are you using a good impact? cuz the good ones will take off nuts so easily

toyospearo

you might be able to see what I did to get them loose in this thread- https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...ctures-158106/

kawasakimoto_7

alright yes i have a good impact wrench that got the nuts off but now i can get the bolt off from the inside...how am i supposed to do that?

dntsdad

Maybe I am missing the context of this thread but the "bolts" are not bolts. They are studs with splines that you can not see until removed. What I did was :
1. take of the nuts
2. put the nuts back on one at a time to use as a place to hit with a hammer so as to not damage the stud threads and punch each stud out one by one. Mine popped right out after a good few whacks.
3. take a small grinder and grind of those splines so that they slip back into place so effectively you now have "bolts".

This will make is much easier to change later and especially if on the trail.

BLKNBLU

iTrader: (1)

Correct. Did you take all 6 out? I never got around to it while I was still IFS. I've read that 3 is enough and that supposedly this can allow you to change on the trail without removing all the hub stuff. I never had the pleasure. (fortunately)

dntsdad

Hmmm. I didnt know that. I ground them all down. I guess if you are taking the time to do 3, you may as well do 6.