CV shaft R&R ??? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

GIBEYERSON · 02-18-2009, 02:09 PM

They are disconnected on the outboard ends. I have tugged on them but they haven't popped out of the transmission. Do I need to pull harder or crawl under the car and undo something?

Thanks in advance.

toyotaspeed90 · 02-18-2009, 02:31 PM

they are only held in place by a c-clip... sometimes that clip can get tweaked and the axle doesn't want to come off.... you can generally use a long prybar and pry the axle out... however if you do it against the seal you'll need to replace the seal.

eage8 · 02-18-2009, 03:04 PM

one of mine was ridiculously hard to get out, I used a ginourmous flat head screwdriver and about 2 hours, but a prybar would work better.

***SCT*** · 02-18-2009, 03:16 PM

When the spider gear inside my auto tranny went, I didn't know it was that causing drag and metallic noises and clunks. It was either the tran or the axles, as far as I knew. The left CV was a bitch and wouldn't come out whatsoever, prying and all from all sides, smashing it and forcing it like rough sex. It never gave. I gave up and took the auto out and now it's a stick. I opened the diff cover afterwards and had to pry it out from the inside. Oddly enough, the axle was fine! The C-clip was just doing its' job so the axle the don't fly into someones eye when I crash.

GIBEYERSON · 02-20-2009, 12:38 AM

I went back and put an edit in but I must have clicked the wrong button
I'm restoring a one owner 88 fx with 114K and it has been parked since 03.

Yeah I forgot about those c clips. It has been a while since I worked on a fwd system. The drivers side pried out easy enough, but the passenger side had limited access. I used a long bar to poke it from the back side. Both came out easier than you would think.

I was glad I had a drip pan handy!!!

toyotaspeed90 · 02-20-2009, 09:44 AM

there's a 24mm bolt at the bottom of the trans (facing the drivers side wheel) that you should pull... it's the drain bolt for the trans.

jmaz87 · 02-20-2009, 06:09 PM

even after draining i still would have made a mess.. i don't think the diff drains very well on the c-52's

change often!

GIBEYERSON · 02-20-2009, 08:30 PM

Yeah I noticed the drain plug while it was dripping. Any reccomendations on gearbox fluid type and quantity? I was lucky to find the owners manual in the glovebox but haven't read it yet.

freakinbox · 02-21-2009, 06:52 AM

I was doing the driver side ball joint and my axel fell out. I just about cried thinking I messed up my car because I didn't have the money to fix anything that expensive. A quick look at it and I was like wonder if it just slides back in, Viola fixed car

toyotaspeed90 · 02-21-2009, 01:25 PM

about 2.5 quarts of 80/90w

GIBEYERSON · 02-21-2009, 07:44 PM

Sometimes you hear people highly recommend other additives or special blends.

jmaz87 · 02-21-2009, 07:45 PM

it calls for 2.9 but i always use 3. and 30 weight should be fine..

if you want something more substantial i use redline shockproof, mt-90, and royal purple synchromax 1 quart of each

though next time i will probably use 2qts mt-90 and 1qt. heavy duty shock-proof just for the load im giving it!!!