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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / May 2005Tercel CV Joint Changeout
Friend of mine has asked for help changing out the front CV joints on a 1992 Toyota Tercel, 4 cylinder, manual transmission. Is this doable in a garage with air and basic hand tools -- or does it require special tools and knowledge. Any advice and suggestions will be most appreciated ...... Mike Mike >Friend of mine has asked for help changing out the front CV joints on >a 1992 Toyota Tercel, 4 cylinder, manual transmission. Is a bit newer than my '87 Tercel, but likely still a similar process... >Is this doable in a garage with air and basic hand tools Yup > or does it require special tools and knowledge. It does take a few (cheap) "special tools". If you haven't already, I highly recommend getting the official Toyota factory service manual. Yes, they're still available (I ordered mine 15 years after I bought the car!). Just ask nicely at the Toyota parts counter. As far as special tools, you will need a BFS (Big Fine Socket), size 30mm (for '87; it may be a different size for '92). This is not a size which Sears carries. Instead, go to Napa and get one of these for $15: http://home.comcast.net/~cvjoint/DSCN0213.axle.nut.socket.15.bucks.Napa.JPG ---- Also, instead of using a pickle fork or a tie rod separator, you should instead use the mechanic's trick of hitting the steering knuckle with a BFH (Big Fine Hammer). That will prevent damage to the rubber boot of the tie rod joint. The joint is held in by friction/gravity - it's a wedge fit. See: http://home.comcast.net/~cvjoint/DSCN0270.tie.rod.balljoint.mechanic.BFH.trick.i nstead.of.Toyota.SST.or.pickle.fork.JPG ---- You'll also need a brass punch ($10, Sears, ec) for drivging off the tripod: http://home.comcast.net/~cvjoint/DSCN0319.removing.tripod.w.brass.punch.n.hammer.JPG (Again this is for '87; it's possible the '92 configuration is different) ---- >Any advice and suggestions will be most appreciated ...... This may help: http://home.comcast.net/~cvjoint/ Have fun! -Ted Hi all Although I don't have anything technical to add to the subject line, I thought I would share a most interesting observation. I recently had the right and left front axles changed on my Mazda 626 (94 V6). Immediately after the change, I noticed that my gas mileage improved by approx 10%. Hard as this may be to fathom, I am positive that this improvement has indeed occurred. From a middling 26 miles per gallon, I am now enjoying a very healthy 29.5 mpg. Perhaps my local gas stations have started dispensing "summer gasoline", but I think it is the axle change that did it. People I have talked to have said there is much less "friction" (sic) on the outer joints, leading to the improvement in mileage. Is that really true? In any event, if you get the same improvement in mileage that I did, I would urge you to go for it and get it done. God knows we need every last drop of fuel efficiency from our cars these days ;-) ;-) Ram > >Friend of mine has asked for help changing out the front CV joints on >>a 1992 Toyota Tercel, 4 cylinder, manual transmission. [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > Have fun! > -Ted |
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