Changing axle shafts
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Changing axle shafts
A read a post (on this site) the other day where someone said it was just as easy (or easier) to change the entire axle shafts as what it was to replace a torn boot. Well, I picked up the lifetime warranty axle shafts from Autozone but I have a question before I tear into it....the Haynes manual says you have to rip into the manual locking hub to remove the outboard end of the shaft, is this true? I know there are 6 bolts for the inboard end, but can anyone offer any detail as to what's involved with the outboard? Any help would be appreciated.
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you do have to take off your hubs and take off an snap ring that hold the shaft into the hub/wheel assembly..
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Yup, easy to yank the hub.. Remove that c-clip. Now here is another tip, Unblot the lower ball joint at the control arm (just 4 standard bolts) this will not harm the ball joint and it gives you plenty of room to work with, BTW, I left the stock bolts just the way they were.. Some people hammer them out to make swaps eaiser.. I think it is a lot eaiser to remove the 4 bolts at the ball joint. Also, lock the hubs and before you jack it up, break the nuts to the shaft free first.
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Yup, easy to yank the hub.. Remove that c-clip. Now here is another tip, Unblot the lower ball joint at the control arm (just 4 standard bolts) this will not harm the ball joint and it gives you plenty of room to work with, BTW, I left the stock bolts just the way they were.. Some people hammer them out to make swaps eaiser.. I think it is a lot eaiser to remove the 4 bolts at the ball joint. Also, lock the hubs and before you jack it up, break the nuts to the shaft free first.
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