Subaru Legacy CV Replacement

[larkvalley]

can anyone walk me through a replacement procedure for a 1992 Legacy

 

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[S]

Hi Lark!

can anyone walk me through a replacement procedure for a 1992 Legacy

Posted this some time ago. Procedure for boot replacement; replacing
entire axle is less work. Here it comes again.

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You will need:
1/2 inch impact wrench with 32mm (? whatever fits the axle nut), 19mm,
and 14mm sockets, a 3/16 pin punch and hammer, a "hook" tool or a
small standard screwdriver, a large pry bar, a medium-sized external
snap-ring tool, new boots (or a new axle), and a buncha grease.

Put front end on jack stands, remove wheel, remove "Y" exhaust pipe
(Necessary for access on R. side, unnecessary for L. side. Watch that
you don't damage the O2 sensor wires), and drive the retaining pin
from the axle. Use the impact to remove the axle nut, and the castle
nut from the tie-rod end. Re-install the castle nut til the top of the
nut is flush with the stud and give it a sharp wack with a hammer to
loosen the end. Remove the tie-rod end.

$$ Comment : Above usually not necessary. Leave steering unlocked, and
move hub thru steering position until you have enough room to remove
axle after you . . .

Remove the bolt that clamps the bottom of the hub to the lower ball
joint, and use the pry bar to separate the hub from the ball joint.

At this point, you should be able to remove the axle easily by
separating it from the transmission stub, and then sliding the outer
end out of the hub. Reassembly is the reverse of the above. Note that
the stub axle, and the DOJ housing have one side of the pin hole
chamfered. Align these parts so that the chamfered sides are in the
same orientation, and insert the pin from that side as well. Torque
the axle nut to 125-150ftlb, and the remaining fasteners to a
reasonable level. Re-do the "staking" on the axle nut (shoulder of nut
driven into slot on axle).

Either install a new (reman) axle, or replace the boot(s). To replace
a boot, you must disassemble the axle. Loosen the clamps on the inner
joint (Double Offset Joint, DOJ), slide the boot back, and use the
hook tool to remove the retaining ring just inside the lip of the DOJ.
Slide the shaft with the "spider" assy. attached free of the DOJ
housing. Remove the snap-ring holding the spider to the shaft, and
remove the spider (note orientation). From here, boot replacement is
pretty straight forward. pack the joint(s) with plenty of grease
before re-assembly.

Hope this is helpful.
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ByeBye! S.


Steve Jernigan KG0MB
Laboratory Manager
Microelectronics Research
University of Colorado
(719) 262-3101

 

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I did it without removing the pipe. I just used a 24 inch drill bit to
punch out the pin from the top and used a breaker bar to reinstall the
pin from the top.