Question:
Anyone have any tips, suggestions, good procedures for cv
joint replacement on my '92 Accord wagon?
Answer:
i just 'rebooted' the CVs on my 92 Accord this past weekend (and
replaced rotors......and a couple of oil seals (crank, balance shaft)
1) hub nuts are 32mm, as i recall. I use a 3/4" drive ratchet handle
with a 4' breaker bar to loosen these. Loosen the hub nuts with the
tire on the ground...much easier (on you and the tranny). Use a
screwdriver that you don't care about when unstaking the nut from the
axle.
2) the lower ball joint stud is a bitch to remove. instead remove the
upper ball joint and tie rod end to get the axles off. of course you
must remove the pinch bolt on the strut to allow things to swing down
more. You will need to hammer a bit on the axle end to get it to move
from the hub splines...spray some wd40 in there to solve some of the
rust in there
3) wrench sizes (from memory:
32mm: axle nuts
17mm: caliper bracket, u/l ball joint, tie rod end, track rod bolts,
inner attachment of lower control arm.
15mm: caliper bolts, pinch bolt,
14mm: sway bar links
12mm abs sensor attachment bolts
10mm brake line attachment bolts, abs wire retainer bolts, upper ball
joint cover)
4) wire the caliper up to the spring to hold it out of the way (don't
let caliper dangle from brake line). Also detach/secure abs sensor
and wire harness up on top of spring.
5) since the rotors are behind the hubs, good time to replace rotors:
loosen but do not remove four special bolts (16 point 10mm). (90
Accord used a 10mm inverse torx) leave the socket on the bolt and
pound on the bolts (not the bearing) to get the bearing/hub out of the
knuckle. (if you just pound on the bolts you will mash the heads of
the bolts). Once the bearing hub starts to move, remove the four
bolts and it will fall out pretty easily. TIP: loosen the 4 15mm
rotor attachment bolts _before_ removing the CV/hub from the car.
It's a lot easier to remove the whole knuckle if you plan to change
rotors.
6) you pry on the tranny housing (flat pry bar) to get the axle to pop
out. Not a bad idea to have a set of transaxle oil seals on hand in
case you destroy the seal when prying (did that on a 87 accord). The
axles popped out pretty easy on my 92 accord and i didn't destroy the
seals when prying (tho came close on one side).
