Drive Train Axles Bearings problem
1988 Toyota Celica 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual
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I'm a chevy guy and am trying to work on my son's first car which is a 1988 Toyota Celica GT. I need to replace the front CV shafts. Which is the easiest way of doing this? I'm very mechanically inclined and have a boat load of tools.

You'll need a socket large enough to remove the axle nut, and a tool to break the ball joint free. Then just pull the strut rotor and all outward until the cv-joint clears the knuckle, I would change the whole shaft, Reanufactured axles are pretty cheap, and it's quicker and easier than messing with seperating the old joint! Use a bucket under the inner joint to catch any tranny fluid that might leak out! If you have trouble with the inboard joint, use to large flat blade screwdrivers, or prybars and pop it out of the differential...some models require the brake hose be unsecured from the strut, this gives extra room to pull strut out and back!