CV joints...any suggestions?

[oxbrain]

Also, there is another hammer type tool that might help getting the shafts out of the transmission. It is similar to the tools that are used for body work.

Where can you get something like that?

it is called a slide hammer

This is the one I have. $10. It doesn't have many hooks, but the hole size is pretty standard, so you can get or make more.

http://tinyurl.com/fxufu

[mattswabb]

I just use a big screwdriver. I use it as a wedge. Just stick it between the case and the shaft end and lightly tap to wedge it in the gap. They pop right out.

Never pull the end of the shaft. That is how I get the aspire stuff from the yard when I don't care about saving the shaft. The shafts will come apart real easy.

[oxbrain]

oops, thats how I've pulled all of mine. ops:

I've never had a problem with them coming apart though, and I've been pretty rough on the CVs

[mattswabb]

Only a few times have I gotten the shaft to pull out before the boot ripped. I never save the shafts anyways.

[mechanicaldj]

Only a few times have I gotten the shaft to pull out before the boot ripped. I never save the shafts anyways.

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never had a problem with that method

if it doesn't come out in a few tugs, I'll use a bent tipped pry bar

[darkdan]

Where's a good place to get a rebuilt one?

I think I might need to replace one or two on my aspire.

I hear a clicking while driving straight.

[gdawgs]

You can get rebuilt ones at any parts store.

Hey Darkdan, we are going to be moving fairly close to you. I just got a job with 3M in Hutchinson.
I drove through Owatonna a few times last week. My brother lives in Rochester, so I went back and forth between Rochester and Hutch a few times for interviews.

[darkdan]

Cool!

I got a few crown vic friends that live in Hutchinson. 3M is the better of the two places that are there (HTI or whatever is a horrible place to work I guess).

[geezerstiva]

well, it got done. i ended up having to go to work on friday, so i didn't do it, but it got done. it worked. no more clacking! thanks for all your advice.