Hyundai Kia Front 2 Piece CV Axle Shaft Set Cardone Reman CAACS00017

1. step 1 : Removing the Wheel 0:53

   • Loosen the lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
   • Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
   • Secure the vehicle on jack stands
   • Remove the lug nuts
   • Remove the hub cap
   • Pull off the wheel

2. step 2 : Removing the Sway Bar Link 1:12

   • Remove the cotter pin from the axle with needle nose pliers
   • Remove the 32mm nut from the axle with a breaker bar and pipe for leverage
   • Turn the wheel by hand
   • Hold the upper sway bar link bolt with a 14mm wrench
   • Remove the upper 14mm nut from the sway bar link
   • Hold the lower sway bar link bolt with a 14mm wrench
   • Remove the lower 14mm nut from the sway bar link
   • Pull off the sway bar link

3. step 3 : Separating the Control Arm 3:58

   • Loosen the 19mm nut from the lower ball joint
   • Strike the wheel spindle with a hammer to loosen the ball joint
   • Remove the 19mm nut
   • Separate the lower ball joint from the wheel spindle

4. step 4 : Removing the Axle 5:55

   • Strike the axle end with a hammer to loosen it up
   • Separate the axle from the wheel
   • Have a drain pan ready
   • Pry the axle away from the transmission with a drain pan
   • Allow the transmission fluid to drain
   • Pull the axle shaft out

5. step 5 : Installing the New Axle Shaft 6:51

   • Feed the axle into place through the wheel well
   • Line up the axle splines with the transmission
   • Push the axle into the transmission
   • Apply penetrating oil to the axle splines
   • Push the axle into the wheel

6. step 6 : Reattaching the Control Arm 7:57

   • Push the ball joint into the steering knuckle
   • Start the 19mm nut onto the ball joint
   • Put the center nut onto the axle
   • Tighten the center nut to 175 foot-pounds of torque
   • Hammer the cotter pin into the center nut
   • Bend the cotter pin into place with needle nose pliers
   • Tighten the 19mm nut

7. step 7 : Reinstalling the Sway Bar Link 9:09

   • Put the sway bar link into place
   • Fasten the 14mm nuts onto the sway bar link, holding the bolts with a wrench

8. step 8 : Reattaching the Wheel 10:05

   • Slide the wheel into place
   • Put the hub cap on
   • Start the lug nuts by hand
   • Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
   • Lower the vehicle to the ground
   • Tighten the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern

Tools needed for replacement

• General Tools

  Hammer

  Jack Stands

  Drain Pan

  Floor Jack

• Materials, Fluids, and Supplies

  Rust Penetrant

• Pliers, Cutters & misc Wrenches

  Needle nose pliers

• Ratchets & Related

  A Piece of Pipe (for leverage)

  Torque Wrench

  Ratchet

  1/2 Inch Breaker Bar

• Screwdrivers & Related

  Pry Bar

• Sockets - Metric

  32mm Socket

  22mm Socket

• Wrenches - Metric

  14mm Wrench

  19mm Wrench

• Wrenches - SAE

  9/16 Inch Wrench