Pull cv axle in 2001 ford escort 4 cylinder

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How to Install Replace Front CV Axle 1997 03 Ford 150

interesting challenge! if the axle nut is not rounded there are some powerful electric impact guns out there, the other side of the street, the transmission once unbolted and the axle pryed loose and there is enough room between sub frame and engine it will come out, automatic is easier but heavier... heat wrench would be nice (torch)

if you have taken the half axel off the wheel arm, then all it should take is a hard pull by hand to pop the half axel out of the transmission.

Either way. You can use a slide-hammer to pull the axle out of the transmission,or you could remove the CV boot, and remove the circlip from the CV joint./

most shops charge 149.95 including the part but if you want to do this yourself here goes. remove the wheel on the side your replacing. remove the center big nut. (need impact or reall big breaker bar) unbolt the lower ball joint get a big prybar and insert it to where you can push down on the lower control arm. unbolt the tie rod end and smack it a few times to make it dislodge. smack the side of the ball joint with your big hammer a couple times then push down on the lower control arm till the ball joint separates from its stud. then tap on the end of the cv axle and pull out on the wheel assembly till the axle releases from the wheel assembly. using a smaller prybar get on the ground and get behind the big part of the axle near the transmission as you pull you need to pry between the transmission and the axle to get it to pop loose. put a drain pan under the transmission to catch the little bit of fluid that will come out. reinstall in reverse order. good luck

take wheel off take big nut off cv shaft so it can slide out of hub assembly, take bolt out that holds strut to hub assembly an bolt lower ball joint and tie rod end take hammer and tap knuckle where steering end attaches, pry out ball joint and take axle end out of hub assembly. then carefully with pry bar pop it out of tranny. when install cv axle push in tranny fast so that you feel it snap in. good luck

I am assuming you have disconnected the lower portion of the front suspension from the frame and separated the axle from the bearing assembly (where it goes through your front brake rotor).. if so.. using a small pry bar, insert it between the back of the axle were it enters the transmission, a little bit of pressure should allow the axle to come out.. remember to replace the oil seal before you insert the new axle

if it not comes out and you do not want to destroy anything, look for the clamp inside. ( you can only see the ends, looking like I I )Clean the cv from grease, look from gearbox to wheelside around the shaft. in a small bay you can see a clamp, looking like two I I place a screwdriver or a needle nose plier in the middle and turn it to move the I I ´s apart. then you can easy pull the cv.

take a pry bar to the side of the tranny and pry the cv out, there is a clip on the shaft of the axle on the inside of the tranny

Rasie vehicle, remove tire, axle nut and caliper. remove tie rod end from spindle, remove lower ball joint nut and seperate from spindle and pull spindle from axle, with pry bar pop axle out of trans housing. it is easyer to replace cvc axle than to replace or repair cvc joint.