WORST DAY EVER!
Got up early, got all the parts together and got to work. That didnt work out well. After removing the brake rotor, I realized that I didnt have the right socket for the axle nut, so I made a trip to Harbor Freight. No luck there, so I went to NAPA and got the socket. After jacking it up and taking the nut off, I got under to inspect the CV joints. Of course, all 4 boots were torn, but I figured I was going to have to wait to replace them.
The axle was lodged in the spline so bad that I had to use a punch and a large hammer, but everything looked good coming out. I tried hard to get the old bearing out, but it wouldn't budge, so I made the trip to Advance auto to rent a slide hammer. Got the bearing out and got ready put the new one in. After watching a bunch of DIY videos and reading, a lot of people said to use the old bearing to press the new one in. That worked great until the bearing just stopped half way in. I figured this was normal and kept hitting it. Wrong. The bearing was a mess and I couldn't believe it.
After looking around, I found a thread talking about a harbor freight tool that was for bearings. $120 later, I decided to use my second bearing and buy another one for the other side.
After getting everything assembled, I put the CV joint in and tried to get the nut on, but it wouldn't budge. I took the shaft out and found this:
Tomorrow I'm going to grab two new axles at NAPA and possibly a new wheel bearing for the other side.
Pro tips -
-Buy everything you need before you begin.
-NEVER use metal on metal to get a CV out, use a wooden dowel or something similar.
-DO NOT hammer in a wheel bearing. Get the correct tool that slowly presses it in using even pressure.
-Check your CV joints and wheel bearings
-Don't try to get everything done in one day
On another note, picked up some of this to replace the dif oil:
It was pretty straight forward:
1. Remove fill plug to make sure it comes out
2. Remove drain plug to drain the oil.
3. Inspect the oil as its coming out. Mine was thick and darkly colored.
4. Put the drain plug in and use a tube on the new oil bottle to get the right angle.
5. Fill until it starts coming out
6. Replace cap.
Got up early, got all the parts together and got to work. That didnt work out well. After removing the brake rotor, I realized that I didnt have the right socket for the axle nut, so I made a trip to Harbor Freight. No luck there, so I went to NAPA and got the socket. After jacking it up and taking the nut off, I got under to inspect the CV joints. Of course, all 4 boots were torn, but I figured I was going to have to wait to replace them.
The axle was lodged in the spline so bad that I had to use a punch and a large hammer, but everything looked good coming out. I tried hard to get the old bearing out, but it wouldn't budge, so I made the trip to Advance auto to rent a slide hammer. Got the bearing out and got ready put the new one in. After watching a bunch of DIY videos and reading, a lot of people said to use the old bearing to press the new one in. That worked great until the bearing just stopped half way in. I figured this was normal and kept hitting it. Wrong. The bearing was a mess and I couldn't believe it.
After looking around, I found a thread talking about a harbor freight tool that was for bearings. $120 later, I decided to use my second bearing and buy another one for the other side.
After getting everything assembled, I put the CV joint in and tried to get the nut on, but it wouldn't budge. I took the shaft out and found this:
Tomorrow I'm going to grab two new axles at NAPA and possibly a new wheel bearing for the other side.
Pro tips -
-Buy everything you need before you begin.
-NEVER use metal on metal to get a CV out, use a wooden dowel or something similar.
-DO NOT hammer in a wheel bearing. Get the correct tool that slowly presses it in using even pressure.
-Check your CV joints and wheel bearings
-Don't try to get everything done in one day
On another note, picked up some of this to replace the dif oil:
It was pretty straight forward:
1. Remove fill plug to make sure it comes out
2. Remove drain plug to drain the oil.
3. Inspect the oil as its coming out. Mine was thick and darkly colored.
4. Put the drain plug in and use a tube on the new oil bottle to get the right angle.
5. Fill until it starts coming out
6. Replace cap.
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