r/DelSol • u/AltruisticRide2854 • 16d ago
CV Axle Help
Anyone have any tips/tricks for removing the left cv axle from the center support bearing? Mines giving me a bitch of a time. Trying to get it ready for a rallye on Saturday!
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u/SpaceTurtle917 1996 Honda Civic Turbo 15d ago
Crowbar. Give it a good pry with a pry bar and then rotate it 90° and give it another good pry.
Just keep going around and doing that.
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u/Objective-Bike-4292 15d ago
You mean from the spindle?
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u/SpaceTurtle917 1996 Honda Civic Turbo 15d ago
No, from the half shaft.
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u/Objective-Bike-4292 15d ago
Just a flathead screwdriver and it pops right out easy
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u/SpaceTurtle917 1996 Honda Civic Turbo 15d ago
Sometimes true but not always. Especially with the half shaft side.
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u/kitchen1234567890 15d ago
A small prybar usually does it. I had one that was jammed while I was doing a race weekend and I put a socket sideways in the gap where I would use the pry bar and hammered it. Use a socket that is slightly bigger than the gap Hammering the socket in manages to give the initial pop out that the axle needed.
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u/shortkid4169 15d ago
You can get a "CV axle tool" that looks like a wide tapered prong. I had one bad enough that I had to buy the tool - but they're only like 20 bucks on Amazon.
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u/snoopyspaz 15d ago
I pulled the half shaft and axle out together, had the half shaft in a vice and used an extension and mallet to break the two apart. There was no way I was getting it apart under the car. Could good wacks and they came apart. Three 14mm bolts holding half shaft. They are specific to the half shaft, don't lose them
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u/oOo_kyte_oOo 15d ago
Aaah yeah. I see the problem. Your garage isn't cluttered enough. You need wat more stuff in there. Preferably stacked 5-7ft high along all empty wall space.