CV Options

[CelicaZR]

Hi 6gcers

I think my CV are on their way out.
Its making a clicking noise everytime I turn left.
Its not loud, you can only hear it with the music down.
I was wondering if how easy it is to change or anyone has changed their.
Cause toyota is charging me an arm and leg to change it

Thanks

[BluuFire]

One of the reasons that they are charging so much is that its not an easy thing to do at all. i always recommend to just go ahead and replace the entire axle, CV and all. Its sometimes cheaper and definately easier in the long run. Just my two cents.

I replaced my passenger side and decided it was so much work, that I decided to just replace the entire axle on the other side when the drivers side went out.

This post has been edited by BluuFire: Jan 15, 2007 - 8:59 PM

[My2Celi]

getting it out might be the toughest part. get yourself a special puller tool. like the one below, it attach to a slide hammer. make sure to drain your tranny fluid first, cause once you take out your axle it'll pour all out. attach the puller to the grove and give it 1 or 2 yanks and it'll come out. after getting your cv axle rebuild or brand new. to install it there is a snap ring at the end of the axle. face the open end down and you should just be able to push it in, might not go in perfect on the first try but make sure the teeth lines up and you should hear a snap when it's in, torque all your nuts to spec is a must! sorry i am typing sloppy, currently eating.

slide hammer
puller

This post has been edited by My2Celi: Jan 15, 2007 - 10:13 PM

[6strngs]

it can be done without the special tools listed above. also, it's probably easier to do the whole axle. go to a parts store and ask for a rebuilt axle. it'll probably be like $75-125 USD. then they usually refund you like $30-40 when you bring back your old axle. it's not all that difficult, can be done in like 2-3 hours. we did it twice in my auto class last semester, both times on camrys. it should be almost the same for a celica. I think you only have to drain the transmission fluid if you're doing a certain side (I think it's driver's side?) with the other side, I think it's ok to do without draining the tranny fluid. but I'm not positive on that. best bet is to pick up a haynes or chilton's manual (if you don't already have one) and it should walk you through the procedure.

[xelan]

My passenger side drained all my tranny fluid out, but I wanted to change it anyway. =) Also look into buying a new seal too, I damaged mine on the first axle I took out and had to replace it.