Front axle asembly - Tacoma Toyota Cars & Trucks

I guess you'd like to remove the CV axel to change it? The axels acan be bought rebuilt or new for almost the same price. Auto prts ctores should have them in stock or get them in one day. Less than 50 for rebuilt and about 70 or less for new. They come with purchaser lifetime warrentee. bothe rebuilt and new the rebuilt one you need to take the core back as it might cost 60 or more or bring the old one with you. With the car jacked up and the wheels removed from the frount remove the cotter pin and the keeper from the front axel retaining nut and remove the nut it's a big one 1 3/16 inch and turn it off with your 1/2 inch air impac gun that'll hit at leasest 450 LBs/ Touque. If you don't have this tool take the car to someone that does. Remove the two bolts that hold the lower ball joint tot he lower control arm 17MM headed the same 1/2 air impac takes them out too. With a long iron bar pry the lower control arm down, you may have to smack it with a hammer to get it loose, pull the steering knuckle ( the break and rotor assembly) out and back and pust the axel out of the hub as you pull the steering knuckle back take care as to not pull the break hose too far but it's long enough to get the axel out. by pass the pused aside steering knuckel and pull the axel out of the trans. You might have to pry it out..The passenger side takes a little more doing as it has a carrier bearing bolted to the back of the block of the engine that has to be removed and a bracket that's bolted to it as well. with the carrierbearing free of the engine this axel with the steering knuckle pulled aside pulls right out no prying.