I'm remembering changing a CV shaft on my 89 S-10 Blazer. What a
royal pain. I ended up taking off the hub (berring assembly) from
the back with a 18 MM combination wrench.
A couple weeks later, a friend of mine needed a CV shaft for his
Suburban. The bolts were from the outside, and we just spun them
out with a socket wrench. Much easier.
The guy who let us use his garage didn't have an air wrench, he
did everything by hand. I was really wishing I'd brought my plug
in impact wrench for the dissembly. For removing lugs, and other
such bolts. Would have made the job much easier.
--
Christopher A. Young
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You have to starve them.
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"Steve W." <ya
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:
: The hub assembly will cost you about 200/250 bucks. DON'T buy
the
: cheapest one.
:
: Tool wise you will need a 13 and an 18mm combination wrench,
12,13 and
: 18MM sockets. LARGE socket that fits the axle nut(51 or 52 MM
forget
: which)some sandpaper or a way to clean off rust/crud Torque
wrench. Lug
: wrench. Pry bar. Regular screwdriver. Dead blow hammer. Jack
and stands.
:
: Jack it up, pull the wheel off and use a pin to lock the rotor
in place
: so you can remove the axle nut. Then TAP the end of the axle to
loosen
: it up. Now remove the caliper and bracket using the two 18mm
bolts that
: hold the bracket to the spindle. Hang the caliper and bracket
with
: heavy wire so it doesn't strain the hose. Now pull the rotor
off.
: Disconnect the wiring that goes to the wheel sensor (it is on
top of the
: frame behind the rubber shield). And remove the bolts that
secure the
: wire to the frame and the A Arm, the one at the end can just be
pried
: open gently and the wire removed, the others wrap around the
wire. Now
: you can remove the three bolts that hold the hub to the
spindle. They
: will be TIGHT and they have loctite on them. Once they are out
give the
: hub a few hard whacks with the mallet to break the rust free
and remove
: it, make sure the O ring comes out. You will want to tap the
axle out
: and catch the washer that was under the nut. Now clean up the
spindle
: where the hub bolts on. Clean the rust off the brake backing
plate where
: it is sandwiched between the hub and spindle, clean the rust
off the
: rotor hat (part that goes over the studs)on both sides. Clean
the ENDS
: of the hub retainer bolts where they are rusted, Don't remove
the blue
: thread locker though. Now reverse the process to install the
new one.
: Put a LIGHT coat of a non petroleum lube on the new Oring and
get the
: bolts all started in the hub before you tighten any of them.
: The bolts securing the hub to the spindle get tightened to 77
ft pounds,
: the axle nut gets 107 ft pounds. Brake caliper mounting bracket
bolts
: are 133 ft pounds.
:
: Should take the average DIYer about 2 hours.
:
: --
: Steve W.
