Front axle boots disconnected and exposed & CV axle rebuild

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Some pics on the repair I followed in the manual listed below. One thing I didn't do and may be a good idea to do is mark your left and right axles. The manual never mentions to do this. While I'm at it, mark your parts WELL.


I'm following the 1000 page repair manual in pdf. I'm following directions from FA-62 to FA-68, Adobe pg 548-554. I think even the website "toyavan" is using this manual. The steps can be from the link of "Front Axle and Suspension" at Toyavan.

First of all my hat goes off to Tim and the other admins here. They do a remarkable job photo documenting the step in a process. I was thinking mine is going to be "killer", but man it's just not that easy!


This part is tricky at getting back together, so take some time and document how it came apart,

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The removal of the axle is pretty straight forward. Just remember to raise the hub to make taking the axle out easier. Here it's already out.

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Get yourself the lock ring pliers mentioned above before you start taking things apart. You're going to need it when installing things, so get it before. Here's my Redneck remover that was not going to work for installing.

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One of the axles ready to be taken apart. REMEMBER, get LOTS of useless rags cause you're going to need them.

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One of the axles yet from being cleaned.

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These are two bolts that go on the end of the axles. One on each end. I like to spruce up my lock washers and make them useful for intended purposes.

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This is the dust deflector referenced in post #7 above. It looks weird in the manual cause you are taking it off then putting it back on on the next step. It does make sense after you do it cause you are spending alot of time cleaning up. And do spend the time cleaning up cause it's the best time for it.

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Everything has been cleaned up and ready to go back together here. The grease in the clear tube goes into the hub assembly here. That's ALL the grease.

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Ready to be put back on to the van. The only thing is I don't have a clue which is drivers side and which is passenger side.

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Another thing I like doing while things are apart is repairs. These things had cracks in them and were kinda flimsy. It's amazing what hot glue can do! That and quite a bit of cleaning!

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The pliers in action. The job is pretty much finished here. Like I said, make sure you get the hub cover (first pic) on correctly by documenting it when it came apart.

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One thing I forgot to mention and that is extra parts that you may have thought it would be in the "Boot kit". You need two more C rings or "snap rings". Two gaskets, one on each side for the cover. I bought the gaskets for the Hub Body, but the original one were on there really good. They were hard to get off and in good shape so I left the original gaskets on the assembly.

I hope this was useful to you and I wish you the best.