stupid auto hubs wont lock, cleaned them and lubed them, sometimes I can feel it almost lock.. maybe it'll free up.  then I have to do the outer boot on the same side, is there a trick to taking the shaft out?  mystery c clip? is there a way to take auto hubs apart, I want to see if anything is broken inside

 If you are wheeling on auto hubs I recommend you toss them and put manuals on them ASAP! You are 100 times more likely to break your aluminum with autos versus manuals.

i know alot of people frown upon them, but for my outer boots i went to vato-zone (autozone) and bought the glue together ones, and the inners i used the ones with the lil bolt...after my lift my tracker ate my boots all up, and also SWITCH THEM HUBS!!! auto's are good as garbage...had the same issues as u with mine, so i threw 'em away and bought the 100 dollar mile markers from vato-zone as well...lifetime warranty too!!!

I wheeled for 3 years with auto hubs, I loved having them, never had to change it.  sure they disengage sometime and make crunching noises, but once I figured it out it never gave me a problem. 

so are all years interchangeable 89 to 98?

http://www.acksfaq.com/cvhalfshaft.php

 The difference in CVs is the passenger side from 89-95 because they are 22 spline where they go into the diff. The  left side is the same from 89-98, ecvept for the Sport 4 door model.

took the shaft out, I beat the crap out of it with a 2 pound sledge for e few hours, do you think I could get it to separate?  I ended up taking the inboard side apart just to put the boot on the outter side, all 7 degrees below freezing

did match the shafts up to an earlier one i had, there is a definate difference in thickness.

how would I know if mine is a sport model?

If it is a Tracker, it is not a Sport.  Sport is a model of the Sidekick, made in Japan.  The 1.6l Trackers and Sidekicks were made in Canada, from what I gather from this and other forums.

 The 4 door Sidekick Sport was a 4 door that had extra body moldings and fender flares. They had a twin cam 1.8L engine and 16" wheels standard.

http://www.acksfaq.com/cvhalfshaft.php

Hammer not needed.

Really!

I know, I've done many of them but not on trackers.  usually the outer piece just slides off the shaft.  mine didnt

I know, I've done many of them but not on trackers.  usually the outer piece just slides off the shaft.  mine didnt

http://www.acksfaq.com/cvhalfshaft.php

Don't MAKE me cut 'n Paste the drawing!

Grrrr....

Always concerned about the mistreatment of Suzuki parts (other than on the trail, that is    ), I remain:

thats fine for the inboard end, that was the side i ended up taking apart.  the outter side shold have came apart