I tried and failed at an axle replacement this past weekend..... Now I have to give the job to my buddy (whos an american motors fan) and has no clue about the best cars, I mean hondas.

Does anyone have the instructions? I dont mean like a DIY, I mean like a chiltons type write up for me to pass along? Hes a real good wrencher, but he wants something to go by.

Hes got air tools---or Id do it myself.

 

Oh...its a EG by the way

 

Autozone has free guides on their website. If it's front axles, they are easy as pie, just need to make sure they lock into the tranny when you put them back. Guide link:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/rep...rGuideMain.jsp

EG Specific (manual transaxle):http://www.autozone.com/autozone/rep...00c15280061c48

If that doesn't help I have the actual chiltons guide for 92-95 civic.

VV Or what he said VV

 

There's an absolutely fantastic axle thread in the FAQs sticky.

 

Step- By-Step

1.Losen up wheel lug nuts, save them you'll need them laster.
2.Jack up car, place on stands,remove wheel's and tire's place in safe location.
3.Remove The Wheel nuts (there Gold). Both Sides 32mm with fixed position breaker bar.
4.Remove ball-joint cotter pin both sides.
5.Place ball joint hook/Fork/Y shape tool and hammer, till you can pull up the whole assembely and push it to the side. (becarful brake lines).
6.Losen the Lower control arm to free axle hub (both sides)
7.Flate head screw driver in between the axle hub seat and transsmission and Pop them bad boys out of there.
8. REplace them
9.RE-install them.

THere she is. later

 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/faq-axle-replacement-tutorial-pics-382416/

 

^^that. if hes even semi decent with a wrench he can do it. its what i used. but a ball joint separator is very helpful.


get new axle nuts too. you could reuse em i suppose but its like 10 bucks for that extra assurance.

 

^ axle nuts come with a new axle

or at least the one I got did.

 

neato and good to know for when i need new ones.

i didn't buy new axles when i did this i was swapping shells.

 

New axle nuts are like $1.50 from honda.

If you jack the suspension up, and put the handle of a 1/2" drive Craftsman ratchet wrench (or something else that wedges fairly tight) in, and lower the suspension, the springs will push back down and break the ball joint loose also. Much easier and less chance of ripping the boot like you likely will with a pickle fork.

 

How did you fail at an axle change? Maybe we could help you unfail.

^perfect way to pop the ball joints loose, I do that every time

 

Like said before it's really easy. Once you get them free they will pop out with a quick tug and reinstalling is the reverse. You should do it instead of your buddy so you get the experience. Good luck

 

Im telling you guys...the bolt must be seized up.

I did this...jacked up car, removed tire.
Put car on jackstand at lowest setting.
Undid the dent in the bolt (to release it)
Got a 32mm bolt on a 2' breaker bar....
used my arms-nothing
stood on it -nothing
Got out a piece of pipe- nothing
Banged on the pipe with a rubber mallet
Got a bigger pipe- nothing

Then got out the impact---nothing


When I did the rear hub on my other civic-- I took the tire off, used the 2' breaker and pushed down..it came right off, this axle though...it was NOTHING like that.

My buddy whos doing the work now has a full shop in his garage---120 gallon compresser and builds stock cars on his spare time. Im pretty confident in his ability. I know changing axles aint no big deal...4 bolts, pull one out, push one in, couple bolts---
I was confident in it, til I couldnt get the bolt off of course.

 

Pop the center cap out and leave the car on the ground to take the axle nut off, if you're using hand tools. Use a jack to jack the breaker bar up to loosen it, if you can't get enough leverage on it.

 

With the braker bar, try pulling UP on it.
Just be carefull not to hit the fender.

I've never had that much trouble with these.