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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: da_mtg_man on July 15, 2008, 09:38:53 AM
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Just like the topic says, I just started hearing it click when the hubs are locked. Cv's are going bad I guess? I'm not a mechanic so are they hard to take out?
Keep in mind that I lost a pair of channel locks this past weekend when trying to get the hose clamp back on the vent line on my gas tank. I need to walk across the street into the woods and see if I can find them. ;D
I had no idea they would fly that far.
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Don't worry, you just have to be smarter than the part that you are working on ;D
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It's more of a patience thing rather than a smarter thing.
Chinese ancient secret " Man who want pretty nurse, Must be patient"
Now, Back on subject. Anyone
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They are not too bad. You just need some special tools! Possibly allen keys for the hubs and c clip pliers for the shafts. I think. I don't quite remember! LOL
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I remember pulling my back axles on my Suzuki King Quad and that was a piece of cake. I hop these are close to being the same.
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just changed out mine on my 89 sidekick . no real issue other then the hub nut which takes a special tool to get off . You will also need a jack , torque wrench as well as what Armour stated . Also get some disc break grease so as to pack the bearings while you have them exposed
I seem to recall a post on how to make one here on this site .
don’t mess with the CV joints , for about 70 bucks a side " if i recall " you can replace the whole drive axle which comes with new boots and joints . While your at it and in there , spend a few more and replace the inner and outer seals .
Drivers side is the simplest but the passenger side isn’t that hard either. It just pops into the diff over bolting to it like the drivers side does .
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just changed out mine on my 89 sidekick . no real issue other then the hub nut which takes a special tool to get off .
You don't need to remove the hub. Place a jack under the conntrol arm, remove the FWH and the ciirclip behind it. Disconnect the sway bar if you still have it and detach the strut, at the top or bottom*. Then just swing the hub out of the way. Just watch out for dirt getting in the bearing once you've pulled the driveshaft.
*some people prefer to remove the lower ball joint instead.
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thats what i did with mine , i just dropped the lower ball joint .
i also replace the bearings since i had things apart . hence pulling the hub . .
i figured becouse i had the front end up and apart , might as well put new parts in
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It's more of a patience thing rather than a smarter thing.
Chinese ancient secret " Man who want pretty nurse, Must be patient"
Now, Back on subject. Anyone
ROTFLMAO