Hell/o/ I'm looking for some help here. Novice wrencher, hate me for trying to work on my car, etc.
So I'm doing a clutch job on my '98 200sx (sentra) with the 1.6l GA engine. I'm having a lot of trouble removing the cv axles. On the passenger side, the axle is already loose (pic related) but on the driver side its still firmly in there. I have a feeling it's something simple that my lack of experience is preventing me from figuring out. Do I have to remove the control arm from the hub?
I have the factory service manual for my car, and have read the "front axle / suspension" part that explains removal of the axle, but I think it expects somebody that's reading it to have more knowledge than I do.
One thing the manual says is that i should unbolt the hub from the strut tower at the end, which in the picture is clearly not the case. It's not very hard to put those bolts back in, so I can do it if necessary but if anyone has any experience with this car I'd appreciate any help I can get. This has been a project I thought I could tackle mostly solo and this is my first roadblock.
Hoping to get some good feedback (lol)
TLDR help me work on my car
Andrew Collins
Hit the end of the drive shaft with a big fucking hammer, it'll break free and pop out Also, penetrating oil helps
Dylan Stewart
I already hit it a couple times with a rubber mallet pretty damn hard, is there any danger of damaging the tranny if I keep smacking it?
I'm planning on replacing the axles anyway so I don't care about these ones but I just can't afford to fuck this up.
Also, does anyone have any idea how to get that nut out from under the cv boot? I already took out the cotter pin but the fucker won't budge, and I don't have any space to put a ratchet and a breaker bar with the boot in the way.
Liam Edwards
>novice wrencher >has no idea how to do it Should've paid a professional. Stick to brakes and oil. You're just going to fuck it up.
Jose Gonzalez
Car cost me $500, I drove it for 2 months already with no problems. If I fuck it up I still haven't spent $1000 on it, including all the pieces I have that I plan to replace, which is still less than what the shop quoted me. Fuck off or help yeah?
Jose Turner
This, if you have to get a sledge and a piece of wood and hammer onto the end of the axle towards the transmission, they're pressed in.
I normally use a pneumatic hammer to budge that shit out.
>is there any danger of damaging the tranny if I keep smacking it?
The way CV joints are built will mean you'll damage it before you will the transmission. If you're taking the halfshaft completely off then you don't have to worry about that nut.
Samuel Hughes
>buying shit cars shiggy diggy.
Lincoln Carter
I am a poorfag. I bought the car for cheap, it hasn't done me wrong, I'm just trying to do some maintenance so it can run a little smoother. I got a quote for like $1100 just to fix the damn clutch at the shop, which I know full well is a rip off. I bought the clutch kit, flywheel, clutch cable, both CV axles and a seal for my tranny that's leaking, all for ~$250. If all it takes is some elbow grease I have no problem doing it.
Or do you just have everyone wipe your ass for you?
Brandon Morris
They aren't pressed in but they are usually stuck as fuck because the splines get rusty and don't wanna budge Rubber mallet will not work, you need a 5lb sledge
Robert Watson
Thanks user. Does anyone know anything about how to get that nut out?
Can I just pry off the cv axle since I don't need it or do I need to loosen the nut somehow first?
