How to reasemble a cv axle for 1997 seabring convertable

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if you already have the ball joint dissconnect and the axle out of the steering knuckle just pry out the axle at the transaxle assembly. if it doesnt wont to come out try pushing it in and pry it out vary qiuck pull on the pry bar but they are only held in place with a colasable c-clip just giver.it will come dont worry it wont break

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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

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You can't just pop the axle out of the front diff assembly. There's a circlip behind the plate that mounts the housing to the frame where the axle passes through. Not a fun job. I usually rebuild those axles by disassembling the axle at the inner joint. If you're ready to take on the task, I'll walk you through it.

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you have to undo the lower ball joint to swing the knuckle out of the way.

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1) Drain the transmission fluid.
2) Remove the cotter pin going through the axle on the front
of the hub nut with some need nose pliers. You may need to
remove the tire to get the cotter pin out. If so, jack up the car,
remove the tire. Take out the cotter pin, put the tire back on and
lower the car.
3) Loosen the hub nut, you will need I think a 32mm deep socket
thats a loaner tool at autozone. But it may not be a 32mm youll
have to figure that out yourself! You you can the socket and return
it and get your money back. Have someone step on the brake pedal.
Put the 32mm socket on the hub nut, attach a breaker bar to the socket
or a ratchet. Have someone step on the brake pedal for you. Then hit the
breaker bar or ratchet with a hammer, these nuts are really hard to remove
thats why im suggesting a hammer. You can also spray some wd-40 on the
nut and let it sit for a while. Then try to take it off.


4) Jack the front end of the car up and put it on some jackstands.
remove the tire.

5) Detach the nut holding on the tie rod end, it has a cotter pin you need to
remove too before you can remove the nut. After removing the nut hit the
tie rod end soildly with a hammer and it will pop out.

6) Remove the screws/nuts holding the ball joint to the lower control arm.
The fasteners are on the very bottom of the hub behind the brake rotor.
Pry the ball joint away from the lower control arm. Then you can pull the whole
hub/brake caliper and rotor away from the car. Then pull the end of the half shaft
from the hub. Then pry the other end of the axle from the transmission with a
crow bar or something similar, and you are done removing the axle. You have to pry
because there is a retaining ring holding the shaft in the transmission. Its a good idea
to replace that retaining ring on the axle. Be careful not to damage the seals where
the axle goes into the transmisson.

7) Reassembly is just doing all these steps in reverse order.