Daughter bought a 96 Avalon. Found CV boots tattered, and started thinking about replacing them when the joints started to click. I held off until she reported a severe shaking in the front end (that vanished when I showed up). I grabbed the axle and felt a lot of slop in the joint, so I replaced them. A month went by and the shaking happened again, and vanished again when I showed up... Another month... Same thing... It never happens when I'm in the car, and goes away when I get there... So, I'm driving it now, what am I up against?

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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

SOURCE: 97 toyota celica outer cv boot replacement passenger side

have you undone the main hub bolt, if yes, there could be two different items holding the cv joint on, one is a small circlip in the joint end, or the other is just like an expanding metal ring again only small. what i had to do to change my one was take the driveshaft out (easier to see whats there) then gently (rubber hammer) hit the CV joint it should then fall off to allow you to change the CV joint. I spent over an hour trying to get the metal ring off, then after taking driveshaft off it was changed and back on in ten mins. Or you can go to a motor factors or similar and get a boot puller, my opinion hammer works better lol

SOURCE: i need a diagram to show me how to replace cv axle

probably the easiest way is to go to your public library and look through their auto repair books and photocopy the page with the instructions/pictures for your particular job.

SOURCE: 2004 camry, vibration right front

If the wheel is in balance and there is no other signs of what is causing the vibration than yes that cv joint should be chk. Is the strut ok? might want to chk. that too.

SOURCE: 1998 TOYOTA CORROLA. front end vibration at 50 mph

I would definitely stay with tire balancing first. So much less expensive. Axle trouble is usually accompanied by noise which comes and goes with turning the wheel or braking.