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my rear left cv joint has gone and i need the car for work ( and play). i had 2 new front cv's fitted in the old wagon only a few months ago.

CAn i use the front cv joint on the back.
also i dunno how to do it, could anyone make it tomorra arvo
I heard devil is pretty good with these things.

theres a carton it in for anyone who can get here tomorra about 3pm, carton will cum after help!!

Yours hopefully
Milla
34 Hargrave Drive ( not to far from canning vale)
Thornlie
6108

take the cv out you dont need it as the car is in front wheel drive when you drive down the road, you just wont be able to use 4wd,

and no you can not use the front cv because the rear cv's have 2 female cups not 1 femal and one male

just take off the buggerd cv mate and wack her in hi to get ya home.. meens you will be running it in rwd

4Muff, it's the rear that's gone not the front, so as shultzie mentions, just take out the whole rear drive shaft with the buggered CV (actually the rear is technically a double offset joint DOJ, not CV), and leave in 2WD mode to get you around.

haha good call, need to open my eyes

They should have also added that the rear cv’s are simple to get in and out compared to the rear – just knock out the roll pins in the cv, undo the suspension drop the rear trailing arm and drop the cv off the stubs. First time doing the job should take a few hours work max.

Note - roll pins come out much easier with the correct roll pin puntch/tool you can use ground down screw driver but the tool make it easier in my experience.

if u want me to come do it for you..im at work site tomorrow on warton road, when i finish i can swing past and do it for u??

dave

Milla if you give me a carton I'll give you an entire replacement rear shaft with two good CV's in it.
(I got the last few spares for free off various people anyways!)

shhhhhhh andrew!!! i got first dibbs...LOL

well thanx for the help, gotta go 4 andrewT - with that kind of offer.
will ted's do thats all i got atm- u got the address- i get home bout 2.30pm what time can u make it.

P.S thanx 4 your offer devil, really appreciated
milla

lol..no wukkers dude....i knew from the second u put the post up he would do that...lol

dave

I cant come over and fit it till *mayby* Sunday arvo after the camp trip (no time before then, Im a busy boy). But I could leave it out the front of my house if you want to come pick it up. Mabey Dave can chuck it in for you, its quite litterally a 60 second job - unless your stub axels are abit rusty then it can take abit longer and might need the help of a mallet!
For now if I was you I'd definitely slide under there, pop the pines out and try and remove the axel. Just drive in 2wd until you can replace it which you would be on the road anyway.

well then cobba i'll have a go at takin it out, and wait till sunday- i'll be workin all day sunday (take another car) but a house mate can give u the keys and carton if u cum round.
cheers milla

Yeah okay, can't garantee it yet but hopefully.
Remember you can drive the car no worries if you can take it out. It doesnt so anything at all unless your in 4x4.

thanx 4 the help guys

well turns out im a D***, i hadn't tightened my wheel nuts properly and it was the wheel that woz wobbling- so dont worry bout the cv's, thanx 4 the help

oh no- dont worry ive done a similar thing, im sure we all have at some stage. do u still want help swapping some other parts over on your car? or is it all good till u get the lift kit?

im tryna follow the wires for the tacho but keep gettin lost under the dash, other than that wont need any help till i get the lift kit, kings and kybs, will put em all in a day with a bit of help hopefully