jmeiers
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If anyone is on the fence about installing half shafts yourself, just go for it. Super easy! I watched lots of video and read articles and way overthought the whole thing and also was slightly nervous reading some horror stories about getting the shafts out. Some notes for others attempting to install half shafts on their own:
1) I use the Kobalt brushless/cordless tools from Lowes and the impact gun loosened all bolts and the axle nut easily.
2) I removed the brake caliper and caliper mounts in 1 whole unit and hung it out of the way.
3) Perfect time to swap in new vertical links since I removed them completely. I threw the stockers in the trash and replaced them the BMR TCA045 (spherical).
4) I removed the spindle/knuckle entirely. Only 3 bolts and it comes right off and is pretty light and it goes back on just as easily.
5) Once everything is out of the way, I removed both my shafts by simply grabbing the main bar of the shaft with 2 hands, pushed them inwards as far as they would go, and then gave a swift tug and they popped right out. No pry bars or other nightmares! This is the part of the install that I was worried about the most and it was actually the easiest part. I'm only 160 lbs. so not like I had to put a bunch of weight into it to get them out. They came out that easily!
6) Only 2 drops of diff fluid came out on passenger side and nothing came out on the driver side.
I did the install in my garage on jack stands and had the car back on the ground in 2.5 hours. Spent 2 hours on passenger side taking my sweet time and did the driver side in 30 minutes flat since I was now fully prepared, knew exactly what to do, and had every tool ready to go.
1) I use the Kobalt brushless/cordless tools from Lowes and the impact gun loosened all bolts and the axle nut easily.
2) I removed the brake caliper and caliper mounts in 1 whole unit and hung it out of the way.
3) Perfect time to swap in new vertical links since I removed them completely. I threw the stockers in the trash and replaced them the BMR TCA045 (spherical).
4) I removed the spindle/knuckle entirely. Only 3 bolts and it comes right off and is pretty light and it goes back on just as easily.
5) Once everything is out of the way, I removed both my shafts by simply grabbing the main bar of the shaft with 2 hands, pushed them inwards as far as they would go, and then gave a swift tug and they popped right out. No pry bars or other nightmares! This is the part of the install that I was worried about the most and it was actually the easiest part. I'm only 160 lbs. so not like I had to put a bunch of weight into it to get them out. They came out that easily!
6) Only 2 drops of diff fluid came out on passenger side and nothing came out on the driver side.
I did the install in my garage on jack stands and had the car back on the ground in 2.5 hours. Spent 2 hours on passenger side taking my sweet time and did the driver side in 30 minutes flat since I was now fully prepared, knew exactly what to do, and had every tool ready to go.
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