Iwant to change the cv axel,s on my 1993 accord lx .They have reman . at auto
zone for $70.00. Are they a decent outfit? Im hoping to do this job myself any helpful hints appreciated .Thanks JIM

 

Reman's are fine.

Umm... Get a deadblow/big *** plastic hammer.

 

i'm not sure where your located but Advanced Auto in CO has CV axels with a lifetime warrenty for like $45. I'm about to go replace mine cause one is messed up.

 

why the hammer?

 

i would say a rubber mallet, to mallot the end of the axle where the big nut goes on to.. I had to hammre mine out but not all crazy like lol, they pop out of the tranny pretty easy and stuff. Its a easy DIY job

 

Yah if this job is not simple the splines are probably f'ed up.

Mine slid out like butter :D

 

they should go in with some leverage from the knuckle, if you have to bang it in, you need to watch out for seized housing-->tranny failure

just don't get autozone axle, some of my broken one is better than their "rebuild" unit

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lunarone &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why the hammer?</TD></TR></TABLE>Because a fork to split the upper control arm loose usually results in a torn boot. Simply smaking it good and hard will pop it out.

Maybe I change my axels in a weird fashion...

 

When you go to install the new axle, make sure to slather up the threads with anti-seize to make future removals easier on you.

 

http://hondaaccordforum.com/HO...m.htm

step by step instructions ..

 

you do change them weird... i didnt use a hammer, my boots aren't torn! 3 weeks later, yes they are smooth like a dream.

 

Talking about the boot on the upper balljoint. Oh well, I can do both sides by myself with a set of hand tools in under 45mins

 

Thanks for the help . Finally got it done .Honda Master those instuctions were great. Jim