Which brand do u guys recommend for cv axles

[yaris4062007]

I tried to remove the cv axle from the transmission. It doesnt even move, do i need to use special tool ??

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by yaris4062007

I tried to remove the cv axle from the transmission. It doesnt even move, do i need to use special tool ??

You need a hammer and a wide flat blade screwdriver. There is a groove on the inner joint that you put the tip of the screwdriver against and then give it a sharp whack with the hammer the axle will pop right out. There is a special tool that is a slide hammer with an "L" shaped tip, but I haven't needed it.

[DARKSCOPE001]

Originally Posted by CTScott

You need a hammer and a wide flat blade screwdriver. There is a groove on the inner joint that you put the tip of the screwdriver against and then give it a sharp whack with the hammer the axle will pop right out. There is a special tool that is a slide hammer with an "L" shaped tip, but I haven't needed it.

Correct you have to defeat the circlip that holds the inboard end of the cv shaft into the diff. You either need a slide hammer, Screwdriver or pry bar to pull it from its grove in the diff. If you try to yank on the cv shaft you will pull it apart. and in some cases make your core worthless unless you can put it back togeather.

Putting it back in is easy tho. Just match up the splines and be carefull with the seal (in a perfect world you would put a new one in but W/E) slide it in till you feel the circlip become firm then bump it into its grove.

Good Luck
Sean Scott