Can you guys give me the step by step taking out the passenger side driver axel? Also, if you guys have photo scan of Helms of how to take the axel* will be greatly appreciated if you guys post some of the pics..

 

It's relatively easy
Take off the fork or control arm
There is a pin and 2 or 3 screws
then get the big screw off and that is it
when you can pull the brake setup, the axle should pop off the transmission

 

first dont do anything untill u have the tools to do this....after ur ready and have jack stands and what not ready....take a 21mm i think and break loose the axle nut...do this while the car is on the ground.....after that is acomplished jack the car up....and set up the jack stands and have the wheel off now of course....now ur gonna need to remove the steering knuckle for best results have a BMFH (big muth F*&*ing hammer) neer by..... take the cotter pins outa the 2 bolts holding the knukle on take off the bottom and the the side bolts the top can stay on if u carefull.....u should be able to pull the axle outa the knuckle and the u can take a flatheaded screwdriver and pop it outa the tranny good luck any more help and we all can help
yeh forgot to mention the fork for ur front shock that is also in the way remove that ull seee how to do it when u under the car relitively easy to do with mechanical knowledge


[Modified by JdMB16Ahatch, 12:33 PM 2/2/2003]

 

Someone did a nice write up about this, look it up with the search button. I tryed to but I could not seem to find it.

 

http://www.fourthgenhatch.com/axle.html

 

....don't forgrt to drain the tranny first

 

You don't have to drain the transmission to replace an axel.

 

?? than a clutch job wouldnt require it either? sweet

 

yeah but while your under there it'd be a good ideato change it anyways.

Blaze

 

yeah im under there every 10K tho

 

Awesome responses guys!! The feedback really help alot. I might do it this weekend it shouldn't be that hard. I just want to know the basic procedure, so i got all my chit prepared and stuff.

 

No if you have to take the bell housing off the tranny I take it you open the tranny right up and it will pour out. But the hole for the axel is in the middle of the tranny and there isn't that much fluid so it won't pour out.

 

depends on how the car is leaning at the time of the axle change a clutch job u have to pull the whole trans

 

....well I had to do ome tinkering with my axle Sunday, didn't need to pull it completely out, and tranny fluid was everywhere so....better safe than sorry. Maybe my car is special like that