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Surprise surprise chevrolet truck month continues everything that i do this month is a chevrolet chevrolet truck oh. I can't fit this must be a tiny person's car are your seat. I need to move it oh it's electronical getting old this truck is here before it's been inspected before we're just here to do the work the right front constant velocity axle has flung out all of its grease due to a torn boot and we're going to replace that right now so stay tuned. This is going to be a good video.
Why is the hood open that's not okay um figure that out in a minute. There we go that looks good parking seattle and powering down. Oh you know what i'm silly. That the hood thing distracted me.
44. 278 miles on the odometer man. I'm playing super catch up today. I also forgot to tell you guys good day to you and good morning and good evening and good afternoon and whichever one of those applies to you okay now that i got all that good stuff out of the way we can get to work powering down.
You know normally i would pop it into the hood right now. But someone already did that let's go find out why let's see 53 liters. I see no reason to have opened this hood okay goodbye okay silverado moving up that's really close that's really close oh we have frame contact though all right let's check. The other side okay good this one's not as close and we do have frame contact over here all right here you guys keep an eye on that.
While i raise this up all right. We're good very nice. Okay. Okay.
Let's indulge in a little bit of impact gun cam. That was fun okay. Enough screwing around let's get to what we're here for okay. Now we can see the cv axle right here.
This is a four wheel drive axle runs from the hub. Into the uh front differential and the constant velocity joints in this axle protected by this rubber boot. And then encased in a bunch of grease. Now.
This rubber boot has failed it's got a crack in it somewhere. And as this axle is rotating. It's flinging all the grease out everywhere getting this uh nasty covering up everything. And we don't like that so we're going to go ahead and pull this axle out and replace it with a new one okay first off let's go ahead and pull this axle nut off of here.
Oh loud noises almost killed. The battery on that one one thing. I'm dealing with right away is i can't really see my nuts. Because there's just too much lube here so let's wipe off some of this excess there we go i didn't get all of it off there's still a bunch on the on the back side here.
But i guess that's enough for now okay so here's the plan. We're gonna remove this nut from the upper ball joint separate the ball joint from the spindle that's going to allow the spindle to kind of move forward some when i'm able to move it well not really forward. It's going to go away from the center line. But once i'm able to move the spindle.
I can then slide this back. And then slide the axle out of the steering knuckle and bearing and then remove it from the differential housing ooh that's lubricated my flanges won't grip it nope nope come on okey doke so with some careful application of linear impacts to the top of this knuckle right here i should be able to send shock waves through that enough to break the bond between the ball joint slash stud and the steering knuckle. I'm going to use the pneumatic tool rather than the uh the analog tool because i don't want to miss and hit you guys with a with a hammer that would be bad loud noises that was violent all right push the axle through some see if i have enough space to clear it i may have to take the tie rod off. We'll see in fact you know what i am gonna have to take this tie rod off. So. I'm just gonna do that right now well that worked out rather nicely here. Let's uh maneuver. This axle out now come on oh.
It's all over me. Why there. I know got a good thing. Going with this air.
Gun. Let's let's not stop. Now. Turned up kind of high let's just power that down so there we go freedom all right so i've switched out to a more sacrificial glove those orange ones are really nice.
But i got a feeling i'm not gonna be hanging on to these for very long. So i i switched out to the white latex. Yeah cause these other ones are gross. Don't come out of what no no no you're not gonna make me take the lower ball joy enough to get this axle out that's not gonna happen no it's not yeah see what i mean look at that not okay.
So i think i've got an idea this still is not coming out of the spindle all the way so i'm gonna go ahead and unbolt this uh inside joint and remove it from the axle housing that way i can move around some more and then i can maybe generate the space. I need to get it out of here. I got a built in wobbly socket spin. Oh come on there.
Oh. It's stuck give me back my socket to be fair. These are 16 millimeter. And this is not a 16 socket.
It's a 5 8. Socket. But i don't have 16 wobblies in three inch drive. I'm over here doing my job.
What are you doing you don't need to lie now. I don't you're right i don't need to lie i i could have said i'm sleeping this coolant hose thing you want to show me what you're talking about because i can't pull it up the way you uh. We're not document find it because it's not a listed card in the labor guide. That's why i said it just takes an hour.
Because you gotta pull the intake off it runs between cylinder heads. There's there's a metal pipe. That goes between two cylinder heads. And then the rubber hose that comes out of it it goes to the radiator.
Okay. Do you have any kind of holes or bends. Or anything. Or is this going to be a straight line and the metal part between the two heads is metal and then i think i said it was metal twice the part between the two lines you need it's all yeah.
The dude's got the hose. We just need labor to take the intake off oh. He's got the hose. Yeah. He has the hose okay. I didn't know that i didn't write it down. I guess i didn't read that for our brand that price everything on the ticket. So oh okay yeah.
I just need labor for that you guys we gotta bought the hose because they're for the flavor for an hour. But we still need a pressure power straight pressure hose in the racket video. We need power steering hose rack and pinion and um put an alignment on there uh. I think that's it take me to that hour and take manifold gaskets for the the one thing.
Yeah. There we go now now we're on the same page and cooking with crisco and stuff now how the heck do i get this uh this thing out of here you are bothering me axel. I would like to remove you now am. I really gonna have to pull this lower ball joint out to get this axle out of here.
I think i am yeah look i just can't i can't get enough non wobbly action to get it to come out. And i need i need like four more inches. Maybe just maybe if i shove it in all the way and then turn the whole deal over this way it still isn't gonna work yes. This is not i gotta.
I'm gonna have to pull the lower ball joint out no way come on no i mean i could i could take the bearing off some and man. I'm just trying not to do all that yeah. I'm not gonna do all that i'm not taking all this apart no it's just gonna it's just gonna do what i said. I don't have time for silverado games.
Now we're gonna just fight to protect. I'm gonna win. This is a fun little jigsaw puzzle kind of operation here so so i think i almost got it even though. I might be doing this the hard way the next task is to get this joint out from between all the rest of the suspension stuff here.
I'm gonna do it i'm i'm in too deep. Now okay so it comes up from the bottom forward around that and then up and over and in and then up again and then through the hole and then back in okay. Don't forget that that's the order of operations guys. The struggle is real you can't do this by accident.
I don't think that this part fits inside of this box. This is the box that they gave us. It's a gm part well let me rephrase. This is the part number.
We ordered it's usually the parts guys don't send you parts that you didn't order they sent you what you did order or what they think you ordered. And what this is this is the inside shaft. It goes into the housing that's that piece over there. We don't need that piece we need this piece.
So uh. This one's got to go back slight delay that's fine. Though murphy's law is what it is i'm i'm used to it i'm like totally used to it right now or by now my wife asked me why i'm such a cynic and i'm going because if you can imagine. It's going to fail.
That's the way that it's going to fail like everything. And i mean everything is just this is the way it works. It's predictable. I really need to learn how to like air. We'll just go ahead and seal this up like factory. So i'll never know there. We go. Oh.
I can't operate. The tape. Oh yeah. Good as new dokes.
After x. Amount of time having passed. We have a replacement cv axle. So let's uh maneuver.
This thing ever so carefully back to where it goes all right let's see here. I believe my memory tells me this goes in like that in some more hit you with a hat that goes down and then we flip and flop. This over this direction. Yeah.
That's how this way now. It's got to shove this into there and then we're good to go. And it is going to fit. Because i'm not taking this all the way apart.
We've been through this already that's how it went almost almost a couple more almost and it's in oh brute force. Yeah yeah we're getting somewhere. Now okay. Let's gather our attention off to the right.
A little bit. And we'll start putting these bolts back in to mount the axle to the flange okay this guy. It's gonna get lined up like so so hmm good all right loud noises time for some quick action. So excellent.
Let me just hit this other side one more time for good measure. You know they were tight and i knew that but i i just had to hit him one more time okay let's get the rest of the stuff back together upper ball joint you go in there. There's my my nut. I lost my nut redo.
Here it is i found it sitting on the left arm. I put it somewhere where i wouldn't lose it and that is where i lost it come on couple threads. Let's go i'm missing. It.
Nope pry bar. Need fry bar okay. Let's try this again with pry bar. There we go that's what i wanted it's just loose enough to make using the wrench.
Annoying and it's just too tight to do it by hand it's like that sweet spot of fastener purgatory here we go for full clickage. I'll just get it from the back side over here like so for all you guys okay. I should now like to install this bracket right here that's the brake line bracket. Which comes with the abs line clip.
There we go and my 10 mil can't find the hole. There it is oh wait hang on there's an axle nut. Too we gotta get that gotta get the axe on that cannot forget the actual nut click click no seriously i'm not kidding. It's gonna get an actual clip all right we need a screwdriver to stop the rotor from rotating like so and beginning actual pickage.
Now there we go that was good all right everybody you have just witnessed firsthand the replacement of a front cb axle. In a chevrolet four wheel drive 1500 silvery radio hope you liked this video. If you did like this video. You guys know the drill by now let me know about that by tapping that like button down below.
That's what lets youtube and myself know that i've done a good job here today and if youtube thinks i've done a good job. It's far more likely to recommend my content for whatever yours. That's good for them. It's also good for me non clicks silverado coming down clock release getting. Descent now so as i prepare to torque these lug nuts. I will thank you again for watching before i go let's also remind each and every one of you to have yourselves a great day. See you guys later come in soon finalize lugging up did i get that one sure nope. I missed it you.
Hello. Good job. Why you don´t change only the CV boot instead the whole drive?
HAY WHAT HAPPEN TO : LET'S MAKE IT NICE AND SHIINNY ???
Were is the nice and shiny no brake cleaner.
All you had to do was disconnect shock absorber and it would have went out and in very easy……
The reason to pop the hood is to see if the patient is alive , or willing to be alive again ,
The background music is super annoying!!!
Ok, I always unbolt inner CV first, remove roll bar end link, then remove outer CV 36mm nut. Shaft out, new in. I never have to split a ball joint or tie rod. I don't even remove tire, about a 20 minute job.
I would've placed a piece of material between the step and lift bracket.
Also, it's sad, but nice to see you too experience receiving wrong parts, cos it's so frustrating when people can't do the one job they have!
Did you clean the grease off your work area?
Calling the CV axle a “plunger” 🪠 didn’t make it down to FL? 😂
i like when he goes "oh ,peter!!!"
The good news about getting the wrong part is that it was OBVIOUSLY the wrong part. Way worse when it looks like the right part, and you fight it into place, get it all greasy and nasty (and possibly damaged), just to find out that it's an inch too long, or an inch too short, or the splines are wrong, or …….
I remember doing this job on a 2006 silverado i was lucky i guess. I left the upper and lower ball joint still connected and just snaked the cv axle out the back towards the axle side.
Try this with a jack and a pair of stands…. On a gravel driveway.
When things don't go the way we hope they will, taking off more stuff fixes it. Fun to watch none the !ess Ray. This is great experience, the clean way.
I don't own a Chevy Silverado pick-up, but really enjoyed this video!!!!!! Your footage is very clear.
PRY. BAR. MUCH MORE POWER, PULL AND SEPARATE. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET MY LUCK,?.
Why replace axel when it's only the boot
Tack!
Well despite area of operation, 44000 miles and it fails? Wow GM quality isn't what it should be!! As always great video! If I'm back in central Florida and in need for a quality repair I know where to go! Go Bull Dogs!!!-
Im but a simple man… I see Rainman Ray's videos. I like.
Bigger hammer. Can't find the hole that's what she said
I had a Chevy truck once. Once was enough.
What horrible trucks those 2014—2018 are.
That shock needed to come off to give more lateral space.
How come you didn't clean off all the spent grease??
Anyone else think it just might have been quicker to take apart the “other parts” thus generating room to work? 😂😂😂
Prybar is your friend; gravity and engineers conspire against you.
had to stop watching due to horrible beat music in background.
Enjoyed the video.
Love your vids man, not a fan of adding music.
Awesome video as usual!
Particularly well done on the editing, my only bit of constructive criticism would be to lower the music level in general a bit and particularly when your educating us verbally.
Can't believe it Ray, another good video, thanks for thinking of us today !
Do you get it from the backside often?
Rimshot 😂
I like watching your videos but in this case the over loud music caused me to switch to another video on YouTube. Sorry about that but what can I say. It is very distracting music while trying to watch the video.
You didn't clean it off with break clean
I rarely work on these trucks but I’m pretty sure none of the suspension has to be disassembled to replace these axles
Ok, Now do one on a AWD BMW.
I have a question. I thought that the axel nut was supposed to be finished torqued after the vehicle was on the ground. Am I wrong?
You should create a 'cheat-sheet' for the vehicles with unusual arrangements, parts, and assemblies.
do not need the music
Just undoing ONE nut would have saved you all that nonsense!
NO BREAK CLEANER on the control arm… REEEEEEEEEE
Dang! That brake hose is about three inches longer now. 😬
Ray you always make great videos but this one was horrendous!!! No Brake Clean and music on top of it all!! No more music and more Brake Clean please!!! The old lady said so as well!! Have a great day!!
Very good , a guy can learn A LOT from just watching. Thanks
I'm wondering why you always leave the wheels straight when taking out axles? Almost every one I've done, you can crank the wheels all the way in one direction or the other and the axle comes out (and goes back in) without taking apart any suspension or steering parts. On this one it looks like maybe you could have turned the wheels to the left and only had to disconnect the swaybar link. I'm also wondering why there's so much rust on that thing with only 44k miles..
Just curious how many cv shafts have you replaced?
Killer tunes!
NO BREAK CLEAN? 😭
Busy shop day = no brake clean spray usage. Send it !!!!!
I let out a "Haha!" when that axle came free just as you did. 😀 Winning
Glad to see you don’t torque lug nuts like the guys at that famous national tire store chain – by jumping on the torque wrench and making it click early.
I was expecting you to make the inside flange "shiny" lol. Great video as always. You're always the first videos I click.
Very few Americans can see their nutsLOL (Sorry for the fat joke ).
Do you only have crappy Silveryrados in flo-raida? Lots of them lately. But hey, it's a truuuuuck. 'Murrican style. Just put the stiff in the back, then you're out in the Glades. Sorry, could'nt help myself.
I am very sure that somehow, mysteriously, that phone horn would have long ago been transferred to a dumpster, if it insisted on incessantly blaring in the shop. Why is there a phone ringer thingie in the shop? Nobody in the shop is going to answer the phone. Never have and never will. It's time for an independence from damnable phone horns day.
You made way way too much work out of that TV shaft by removing the two lower shocks bolts you could have moved it out of the way and taking the axle out that way.
Somebody wise once said "If you didn't see it, it didn't happen"!
hey ray just a suggestion it might just be me but maybe no music next time? or turn it down a little love the video tho regardless just a little hard to hear you!
Always a good job Ray
Another maintenance "friendly" GM product.
What a wonderful video. You explain everything so well. Would this be possible without a lift?
44k miles and a torn cv boot? wonder how.
i loved the video. but i will comment on the torquing the axle nut, never bounce the toque wrench. because everyone has told it will be inaccurate
Picture if you will.. a man in a battle with a CV joint .. Yes it's the dreaded Silver
EERado.. Sit back and watch as he enters " The Ray Zone".. LMAO!!😂😂..Great video Buddy.. Thanks for showing the how too's..and how donts..
Have a great day Brother..😎
You should re-name this video to "Ray Wrestles a Chevy CV Gator"
Have a great day
bad boot at only 44k miles? weird. I note it's an RNs truck. Good call on their part calling in the Doctor Of Truckology. Stat!
Cheers from Louisiana.
Hey Ray, How does the work of the other guys in the shop compare to your standards? The MVP(cleaner) was not used this time lol.
Clickage
What's with the loud crappy music. CAN DO WITH OUT IT.
upper ball joint not need to be removed sma for the win 30 mins
I think I'd have had to deploy the brake clean before starting the job, this time.
Do you clean the grease off after the repair?
The music is very annoying.
Dang Ray! No pre clean before install?1? Man, what a mess to mess with. Good Job albeit a messy one!
The axel of evil!
Nice video Ray as Usual Ray. And please, don't add music in the background of your video… Its very distracting and we loose the focus on what we are watching… But keep the music for timelapse and fast speed video… And dont forget… Use Brake Cleaner Its your signature 🙂
You got slimed… lol
Take the brake caliper off
That brake hose got tortured.
WTH happened to this truck to have a CV boot fail @ 44K miles?!? My gawd
My GMT-900 to swap an axel (guess what the boot failed same way) I took the top shock nuts off and it gave me like another 1-1.5" or so of movement. I had to still bust the upper BJ and Tie Rod but it made the job easier. Idk just my back seat mechanicing lol. Ive only done 2 tho I bet others have an even easier way. GMT-800s are easier to work ok because of the torsion bars vs shocks I find. :/ GMTK-2XX looks similar to a GMT-900 setup idk.
44,000 miles and that part already failed? wtf? Although, better that than an engine or transmission like whats happening with Fords.
Think you could turn down the music just a bit. It's a little bit loud at times.
Loved it!!!
Great video Ray. But come on GM 44k on a CV axle.
Nice tunes.
So many "that's what she said" moments
YES
Sway link lower strut bolts and tie rod end the 19+ new body garbage are the ones ya gotta pop knuckle off the ball joints
That upper ball joint looked like a Wobbly Bit…
I know they were tight but I had to Britney Spears
Very disappointing. No grease clean up and no brake clean. You are slipping!!!
I see the Struggle Bus is in your neighborhood today
To all the people saying "Why don't you repack and replace the boot", yeah, you've never worked in auto service. It sounds nice but those are a pain to take apart, it makes a huge mess, and the cost difference between the boot and the axle is eaten up by the extra labor. And good luck finding a parts store with the boots in stock.
As for the technique, well, at least he showed all the reasons why you don't do it that way. Sadly for all the unnecessary things that were taken off, the caliper stayed bolted up nice and tight along with the ABS sensor. Definitely a missed opportunity to show off your Snap-on caliper hook I'm sure you have laying around somewhere (with a corresponding Amazon affiliate link in the description). Got a feeling you'll be seeing this one again soon for a brake hose or a C0040.
Ray please help if you can I done a timing chain set on my 98 Toyota Tacoma with the 2.4 and when I put the crankshaft pulley back on it. It want turn but everything turns with out it do you know what it may be
Doing this right now