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Summary: CV joint replacement requires specific tools for the job. Find out what tools you need to replace the CV joint in this free auto repair video.
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Nathan McCullough Nathan McCullough graduated from Nashville Auto-Diesel College with a GPA of 3.5 and received their Craftsmanship Award and Honor Seal. Nathan has managed sev... read more
In this clip, we're going to talk about the proper service procedure in order to remove and replace a broken CV joint also known as a drive shaft on a front-wheel drive vehicle. In this step, we're going to talk about the tools required in order to remove and replace your CV shaft. What I have here in front of me is a pair of heavy duty jack stands, a hydraulic floor jack, a four way, a standard metric socket set, a cheater pipe and a CV nut socket. And of course a pickle fork for separating our lower ball joint from the spindle.