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Posted by Matt (93SE) on July 22, 2002 at 14:15:51:
In Reply to: CV boot posted by Adrian on July 22, 2002 at 13:50:02:
same for the other axle. might as well jsut replace them both at the same time in order to save the hassle of draining the tranny and everything twice. just do it all at once. as for getting the axles out, the pass side is a big of fun. there's 3 bolts on the carrier bearing just beside the Y pipe. they're NOT fun to get to. you'll need either a ratcheting 12mm combination wrench (about $12 at NAPA), or a 1/4" drive ratchet with a pivoting head on it. otherwise it will take you over an hour to get those three bolts out. not fun, trust me. forget the size on the big nut though. I think I use a 1 3/8" standard socket.
even though it's $60 per axle for it that way, they've got a lifetime warranty and takes a few minutes to replace.. replacing only the boots has NO warranty, and it takes an hour (minimum) to just rebuild the axles.
and of course when you replace boots, you shoudl always replace both boots on the axle at the same time. if one's torn, the other is likely to follow soon.
: Now my passenger side outer CV boot is broken.
: I have never changed a CV boot on a maxima, though
: i have done it on my old 300ZX.
: Is it difficult to get out the half shaft?
: Also, BTW, what size is the axial nut? 32mm? or 36mm?
: Some one here suggests to use a split boot from pepboys, is it good or bad?
: Thanks in advance.
: Adrian