My brothers 94 accord needs both cv joints replaced... 275 done, or 150 for parts and i do it for him.... who has done this and how hard is it? anybody got some instructions for me? i'd like to save him the money.

 

its pretty easy to change the axles on an accord all you need is a 35 mm soket for the center nut and a flat head to wiggle the axle off the tranny. if you got any ? just email me.

 

WRONG........... you have to remove the bottom ball joint and swing the knuckle out of the way without screwing up the ball joints. Then remove the old axle, and insert the new one without seperating it or putting uneeded stress on it

 

i've got a repair manual for my 4th gen prelude which gives instructions to remove/install cv axle which i'm pretty sure i can follow/figure out... any special tools needed? and exactly how easy is it to screw up the ball joint or put unneeded stress on the axle??

 

pretty easy
get some wire and tie the axle up once you get it in the transmission and half shaft
I will emphasize that you do not want to pull the bearings out of the cup when installing
as far as the ball joint just easily swing the knuckle out of the way and wire that up also
you will need a 36 mm socket/big *** braeker bar for the axle nut and a ball joint seperator, thats about it

 

ITS 36MM, NOT 35mm

 

Very important on the uneeded stress on the axle. This will ruin the axle right from the get go causing vibrations and other unwanted consequences. Be gentle if possible!

 

36mm, and I do not suggest using the fork, Autozone sells the puller for just as much as the fork

I have never heard of pushing up on the hub with a jack

 

Get one of these to separate the balljoint without damaging it...

 

^ is that the ball joint splitter? I been looking into buying one.

 

No, a ball joint splitter is like a fork/wedge that you bang with a hammer to separate the ball joint. This can damage Honda ball joints. They are not designed to be separated. This is called a pitman arm puller and works much better. Put it on the ball joint crank it a few times with a socket and POP the ball joint comes right out...

 

can that tool be used for the upper control arms as well? and where can you buy one? and/or what size should be bought?

 

Cool, pitman arm puller eh.. hmm.. taking out the ball joint seems pretty straight forward.. is there a special way of putting it back in?

 

I bought my ball joint puller from jcwhitney.com . I used it on every ball joint associated with accord suspension. It works great for $17.99. Or if you are cheap you can rent one from autozone. Putting them in is pretty straight forward, just torque the nut to spec.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jht...=65281&BQ=jcw2





[Modified by OEMaccord, 7:14 AM 3/14/2003]

 

WHOOPS! I did mine with a crow bar and a hammer. Do accords have longevity problems with their ball ends? Maybe I should fix those seals I broke soon.

 

I didnt remove the ball joint when installing the new engine.

Removed 1 17mm control arm bolt attached to the frame
Removed the 17mm bolt that attaches the lower control arm to the strut
Removed the 2 17mm bolts on the suspesion bar thing toward the front of the car
Removed the 1 12mm bolt on the rear sway bar.

This allows the axle to be free enough to come out of the tranny without using the above tool or the possibility of damaging the ball joint.

 

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What did you mean by swing the knuckle out of the way without damaging the ball joint?

and also, what do you mean by "seperating it or uneeded stress"


i'm gonna attemp to replace my pass side axel on my 94 accord and need ALL the help i can get