So-o-o most of these posts have been talking about just changing out the outer CV shaft assembly without pulling the drive cup. ThatÆs basically the same as changing out a CV boot. Yes it can be done in an hour, if, all associated bolts have been broke loose within the last year, youÆve done the job once or twice before, and you have all the correct tools.

Sorry about how strong my first post was. ItÆs a pet peeve of mine when someone tells someone new who has never changed out a timing belt or CV shaft that they can expect to do it in an hour.

IÆve been wrenching for 35 years and no two identical jobs are the same. A three hour job can take ten hours or two hours depending on what you run into.

And, yes, a 3.2 V6 timing belt, water pump, and tensioner, can be changed out in an hour if you have done it several times, have all the materials you will need, and everything works out. But thatÆs the exception, not the rule.