It is Done. Orig...I hate cars/cv axle replacement

[type53 at gmail.com (Drew Mac)]

On 5/15/06, David Brown <sharpshooter33@adelphia.net> wrote:
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>
> Yes the ball joints do have to be removed on driver side to get
> clearance.  It's still a crappy job. Have to pry quite a bit to get the ball
> joints out.  A job I don't want to do again anytime soon!!!



I have a smallish cold chisel that I tap into the clamp on the housing that
the ball joint slips into.  This spreads the clamp enough that the ball
joint drops right out - well, it would if there was no front sway bar on the
car.  With a sway bar you have to pry the control arm down.

Drew

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