Need help ASAP, Axle? Options

[Goonter]

My front right axle.. blew? There's all these greasy crap on my wheel and theres this continuous thudding sound when i drive. The thudding gets faster as my speed increases. Ive included pictures below. I've never done any "under-the-car" job so i'm seeking help. Is it a possible DIY for an average joe? or should i take it to a shop. And also does anyone know how much it would cost me for the parts. Part numbers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

Front left axle


Front right axle

[95CelicaST]

the boot is completely trashed on the right side. You're slinging axle grease everywhere. You are going to need to replace that axle. It isn't a tough job, but it'll take a bit of strength to get it out of the transmission.

[Goonter]

Is it gonna require me playing around with the tranny?. Or is it just pull and replace?

[D-Man]

Rebuild bearings.

http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j301/jta...elica/?start=40

Page 3-4 starts a bearing rebuild. Should help a little....

You'll need to goto autozone or w/e and grab "inner and outter bearing seals" about $5.00 each one. Some bearing grease, and a fcuk load of "shop towels" (blue ones are FTMFW!) about 1.00/roll...

Any other questions, Feel free to PM. G/L

[Goonter]

Thanks D-man. I shall send you PMs lol.. thanks alot man

[njccmd2002]

or pay 65 for a new spanking axle, and dont get dirty

[Goonter]

i thought axles were 100 each?

[azian_advanced]

removing/installing the passenger side axle isn't very difficult and can be done with basic tools but you'll need a press to install the bearing carrier to the new axle. i have a press in my garage if you need me to do it.

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Jul 3, 2010 - 7:38 AM

[Goonter]

removing/installing the passenger side axle isn't very difficult and can be done with basic tools but you'll need a press to install the bearing carrier to the new axle. i have a press in my garage if you need me to do it.

That would be a big help if you can. I'm gonna tear it apart later on today if I can. Piston ring has the axle for 130. A little bit OP but they're the only one that has it in the city so no choice. I'll pm you after work man. Thanks alot

[Goonter]

Ok so i took the rotor and caliper off. Started raining so i had to stop. Here's a picture of what it looks like now.



just wanted to know what i should be taking off after so i can speed up the process.

[D-Man]

Becareful on the "behind" rod not to twist it in any directions. This will throw off the stering of the vehicle.

[Goonter]

Becareful on the "behind" rod not to twist it in any directions. This will throw off the stering of the vehicle.

D-Meister! i knew you'd show up lol.. i wanted to PM but i didnt know if the picture link would work so i posted here. Anyway i edited the picture to show the bolt that wont come off.. It looks seized. i dont even see a crease.

Red circle:: the nut that wont move. It looks as if it was part of the metal that it touches.

Green arrows. Are those removable? I never looked close enough to see it it was

[Goonter]

update. NVM scratch the last post.. got all the bolts off.. but getting dark outside and no light so i shall continue tomorrow


D-man thanks alot man. you sir are a big help. GODLY!

This post has been edited by Goonter: Jul 3, 2010 - 9:34 PM

[garin]

look in the general discussion. there is a sticky with part numbers... also diytoyo is a place too look at on the web for pricing.

[njccmd2002]

it breaks my heart to know you did not find my useful post.

If you want to rebuild here you go.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...axle+njccmd2002

[Jamchell]

Red circle:: the nut that wont move. It looks as if it was part of the metal that it touches.

Green arrows. Are those removable? I never looked close enough to see it it was.

The red circled nut secures the lower ball joint to your hub, it should have a cotter pin holding it in place(install one if not) It might take an impact wrench or breaker bar to remove, then you would need a pickle fork to detach it from the hub. This is not the correct one to pull for an axle R&R.

The green arrowed bolts can be removed from the bottom, actually when I did the passenger side axle on my Celi I only removed these bolts and the axle had enough room to slide out just fine.

[GriffGirl]

Be careful on the "behind" rod not to twist it in any directions. This will throw off the steering of the vehicle.

You should probably get an alignment done anyway after you've replaced the axle.

[Goonter]

it breaks my heart to know you did not find my useful post.

If you want to rebuild here you go.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...axle+njccmd2002

Ahh damn. so gay my net was down so i didnt see these posts. anyway my Axle is fixed now , BUT the noice is still there. . .

The NOICE:: you know that sound when you go over little cracked lines on the road and it makes a thud? and when you go over a whole bunch of them in a row it goes thud thud thud? THAT sound. Anyone have any idea of what it could be? Im thinking my other axle but im not too sure. Some of my friends said it could be my struts also. Anyone have an idea?

[krom8]

If you rebuilt the axle you might want to make sure you got everything back together right. If you did the rebuild check to see if you got the boot on all the way, if you didn't it might have slipped and blown all your grease out. If that is the case just replace the whole axle. It could be wheel bearings. Either way I wouldn't drive the car more than you have to so you don't get any further damage.

[Goonter]

If you rebuilt the axle you might want to make sure you got everything back together right. If you did the rebuild check to see if you got the boot on all the way, if you didn't it might have slipped and blown all your grease out. If that is the case just replace the whole axle. It could be wheel bearings. Either way I wouldn't drive the car more than you have to so you don't get any further damage.

no i was planning on just replacing the boot. D-man was helping me but my net went down the SAME day he was PM'ing me. so i just bought a brand new axle to replace it. now the one i replaced was the passenger side. the sound is coming from driver's side.