Is passenger drive axle hard to change?

[CTScott]

On the Yaris both are relatively easy. The "Drive Shaft" section of the service manual explains the process (download from the Micro Image forum: http://www.microimageonline.com/foru...32-YARIS-FILES).

Basically, you drain the tranny, remove the wheel, remove the axle nut, disconnect the tie rod end, stabilizer link, and ball joint, pull the steering knuckle off of the shaft, and then pop the drive shaft out of the tranny. When I did Crashy's, the hardest part was getting the axle nut off.

As for replacements, I bought a junkyard one for $50 off ebay that was in perfect shape.

[Lemayilleur]

Originally Posted by CTScott

Basically, you drain the tranny, remove the wheel, remove the axle nut, disconnect the tie rod end, stabilizer link, and ball joint, pull the steering knuckle off of the shaft, and then pop the drive shaft out of the tranny.
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Sorry to revive old thread, but this is the closest to a "DIY" I found.

So there's no two way about it? tie rod end, stabilizer link and ball-joint all have to be disconnected in order to finish the job? I'll need to find the torque specs for all these things...