Front CV Axle Removal/Replace help?
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The outer half is a piece of cake, once you get under there and just look, you'll see what has to come off to get it off.
The inner half is another story. Your best bet is to go rent a slide hammer if you don't have one. I know Autozone has them on their free loaner program, so you'll just have to leave a deposit or CC number.
Without the slide hammer, you can try a pry bar between the end of the CV and axle housing. Be very careful not to damage the little retainer clip or it will be hell to get it off and you'll basically have to get it to a shop. It's keyed into the splines of the output shaft and as long as you have it free to move, it'll let go just as soon as you start working the inner half shaft.
The inner half is another story. Your best bet is to go rent a slide hammer if you don't have one. I know Autozone has them on their free loaner program, so you'll just have to leave a deposit or CC number.
Without the slide hammer, you can try a pry bar between the end of the CV and axle housing. Be very careful not to damage the little retainer clip or it will be hell to get it off and you'll basically have to get it to a shop. It's keyed into the splines of the output shaft and as long as you have it free to move, it'll let go just as soon as you start working the inner half shaft.
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I just had to remove mine to replace the axle seal and it would not come off with a slide bar or 48" pry bar. We had to take the front diff cover off and manually remove the c-clamp because it would not retract like it is designed to. But the front diff needed servicing anyways so I hit two birds with one stone.
If you don't know anything about front diffs and a slide bar/pry bar doesn't work then get some help or put it back together and pay someone to do it.
If you don't know anything about front diffs and a slide bar/pry bar doesn't work then get some help or put it back together and pay someone to do it.
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okay okay so we tear it all apart and getting the axle apart wasn't that big of a deal.. however somehow the clip that holds it in is missing. was gone from the old one and never to be seen again. I have to go to Dodge to get this part and going to have till next week to get it back together... So right now I'm running with no front axle in on my passenger side...
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Actually, in the past ten years or so that Dodge, GM and Furd have all been IFS (Dodge was the last holdout with the 2nd Gen 1500s) I have a pretty good grouping in my hunting club to study from. Prolly 50 members or so have 1/2 ton trucks, most at least leveled, many with lifts.
The least amount of failures I've seen by far has been Dodge. I've got (and have previously posted) some epic front end failure pics of both Furds and GMs. The Dodge is very strong (for an IFS) provided you not raise the angle of the CVs significantly...
The least amount of failures I've seen by far has been Dodge. I've got (and have previously posted) some epic front end failure pics of both Furds and GMs. The Dodge is very strong (for an IFS) provided you not raise the angle of the CVs significantly...
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yea, i just dont see the point in having a clip ON THE INSIDE of the front end that suppose to slide out with force..i dunno what it looks like but it sounds kinda like a cone that collapses or something, why not just use bolts....or slip in slip out style..i just dont see the consensus behind that part...
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