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Location: New Mexico
Posts: 511
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Big thanks for the write up. If this had been here when I did mine, it would have gone a lot smoother.
For those coming in later, you absolutely will need some kind of tool to get the old one out. You've got to have a way to get hammer blows in the right direction. I've done it with a screw driver, and I've done it with a cold chisel myself. A friend of mine suggested doing a free rental of pickle forks from autozone or similar. You can put the U behind the outer bell housing on the CV and hammer away. No idea how well it works, but seems like a sound idea for those on a budget.
I did ultimate bravery mode on the new diff seal install, and used the CV itself to press in the new seal. Do not do that. It worked, but it was a crapshoot. Get the 4" bit of pipe or whatever and do it right. As a bonus, it will also work for doing the crankshaft seal when you do the timing belt.
As always, these tutorials are amazing. I wish I could remember to take this many pictures when I do it lol.
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