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cv axle replacement #746248 08/21/06 07:50 PM
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mrvoodoodaddy69 Offline OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
i've got a torn boot on my cv shaft and was planning on replaceing the whole thing. i figure after 215k she deserves new ones. anyhow whose done it how tuff is it?
also i found this site http://www.off-road.com/toyota/cheaptricks/quickcv/ which talks about pressing out the studs and replacing them with bolts. another thread that i found said press out at least 2. can i remove all the studs and replace them with bolts and nuts?
do i need to loctite them or are lock washers enough. from what i have read with this mod it is a poc to replace the shaft. anyone know?

Re: cv axle replacement [Re: mrvoodoodaddy69] #746249 08/21/06 08:18 PM
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surlynkid Offline
Roll Me Over
i pressed out my studs and ground down teh splines, so they work like bolts now. cheaper than buying new ones. i see no reason to buy a new CV shaft. buy the kit and replace the boots. if you have manual hubs, the CV's see even less wear.


Scott Landon
1995 T100 - total buildup underway
1988 4Runner (22RE, W56) - new DD
2005 Dodge CTD 4x4 - Tow Beast
1990 Spec Miata
2010 GT3
2013 E92 M3
Re: cv axle replacement [Re: surlynkid] #746250 08/21/06 08:50 PM
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mrvoodoodaddy69 Offline OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
ground down the splines? not sure what you are speaking of. got any pics or a link? i was going to just do the boots but i can pick up the shaft for $65 and mine currently will pop occasionally. going to add manuals when i do the rest.
thanks for the info. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Re: cv axle replacement [Re: mrvoodoodaddy69] #746251 08/21/06 09:47 PM
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surlynkid Offline
Roll Me Over
when you drive out the studs, you will see that they have splines near the base. that is what holds them in place. make sure to leave a nut on and smack the nut to drive them out. now (with the nut on) place the nut end in a vice so the bolt can spin. put a cutoff wheel on a grinder and carefully grind off the splines until teh bolt will just barely go back into the hole all the way. now you turned your press-in studs into bolts and kept it all OEM.


Scott Landon
1995 T100 - total buildup underway
1988 4Runner (22RE, W56) - new DD
2005 Dodge CTD 4x4 - Tow Beast
1990 Spec Miata
2010 GT3
2013 E92 M3
Re: cv axle replacement [Re: surlynkid] #746252 08/21/06 09:58 PM
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mrvoodoodaddy69 Offline OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
i understand totaly, <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> . was wondering if the spines were somewhere else. weren't you doing a sas on you t100? shackles up front right? finished yet? how has it worked out for you? i've been reading here and there and thinking sas is the way to go. i thought about the total chaos long arm or maybe the downey, but it seems to me the sas is goning to be chaeper and give you a more capable truck. $700 for axles alone is alot of $$$$
thanks again

Re: cv axle replacement [Re: mrvoodoodaddy69] #746253 08/22/06 01:17 AM
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surlynkid Offline
Roll Me Over
yes - my SAS is done. i have the splines trimmed on my 4runner though. it is still IFS.


Scott Landon
1995 T100 - total buildup underway
1988 4Runner (22RE, W56) - new DD
2005 Dodge CTD 4x4 - Tow Beast
1990 Spec Miata
2010 GT3
2013 E92 M3
Re: cv axle replacement [Re: surlynkid] #746254 08/22/06 04:48 AM
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Jake97T Offline
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$700, who would pay that much??? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

With a little patience you could have Bobby Long make some.


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