Removing CV halfshaft from 1995 Camry

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Jonathan - 28 Jun 2005 18:41 GMT

I'm struggling with removing a front half shaft/axle, which I'm replacing,
on the drivers side of my 1995 Camry LE. I'm finding it impossible to pull
the inner CV housing out of the transaxle. The picture in the Haynes manual
shows them using a prybar, but what I have is nothing like what they
picture, and there's no good spot to get a prybar on. I know I just need to
overcome the internal snapring to pull it out.

I'm tempted to wrap a cable around it and try to pull it out with a come
along or something like that. A friend has offered to use the winch on his
jeep, but that sounds like a darwin award waiting to happen.

I found this tool online which sounds like it is made to do what I need to
do, but for the life of me I can't wrap my brain around how it's supposed to
work.
http://www.caseytool.com/twistsockets.html
Scroll to the bottom, the HST100. "This is due to the limited access space
needed to pry the inner CV joint loose from the transaxle. Once the
mechanic removes the easy outside axle, the HST100 UHRT effortlessly taps
out the impossible knuckle-busting inside half-shaft axle."

I looked all over online and can't find any description of how to actually
use the thing. It'd be worth the $50 to spend on the tool if I know it'll
do what it says. Or is this for something different than I'm thinking of?

Any tips?

Thanks,
Jon

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Edward Strauss - 29 Jun 2005 10:43 GMT

> I'm struggling with removing a front half shaft/axle, which I'm replacing,
> on the drivers side of my 1995 Camry LE. I'm finding it impossible to pull
> the inner CV housing out of the transaxle. The picture in the Haynes manual
> shows them using a prybar, but what I have is nothing like what they
> picture, and there's no good spot to get a prybar on. I know I just need to
> overcome the internal snapring to pull it out.

> I'm tempted to wrap a cable around it and try to pull it out with a come
> along or something like that. A friend has offered to use the winch on his
> jeep, but that sounds like a darwin award waiting to happen.

> I found this tool online which sounds like it is made to do what I need to
> do, but for the life of me I can't wrap my brain around how it's supposed to
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> mechanic removes the easy outside axle, the HST100 UHRT effortlessly taps
> out the impossible knuckle-busting inside half-shaft axle."

> I looked all over online and can't find any description of how to actually
> use the thing. It'd be worth the $50 to spend on the tool if I know it'll
> do what it says. Or is this for something different than I'm thinking of?

> Any tips?

> Thanks,
> Jon

Last one I just grabbed whatever was laying around to pop it out. It
was a tie rod seperator. A pry bar can be whatever will fit. Once you
get something behind it and it pops out you will realize how simple it
is. Putting the new one back in, that can get interesting...

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Jonathan - 29 Jun 2005 13:03 GMT

>> I'm struggling with removing a front half shaft/axle, which I'm
>> replacing,
>> on the drivers side of my 1995 Camry LE. I'm finding it impossible to
>> pull
>> the inner CV housing out of the transaxle. The picture in the Haynes
>> manual

> Last one I just grabbed whatever was laying around to pop it out. It
> was a tie rod seperator. A pry bar can be whatever will fit. Once you
> get something behind it and it pops out you will realize how simple it
> is. Putting the new one back in, that can get interesting...

When you did this, was the CV housing recessed back into the transaxle? I
can't get get a straight shot to get a pry bar next to the shaft where it
enters the transaxle (though this is how it shows it in the Haynes manual).
If the housing weren't recessed into the transaxle, I could see how a tie
rod separator, or a couple of pry bars for that matter, would do the trick
easily.

Jon

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Edward Strauss - 30 Jun 2005 06:58 GMT

> >> I'm struggling with removing a front half shaft/axle, which I'm
> >> replacing,
> >> on the drivers side of my 1995 Camry LE. I'm finding it impossible to
> >> pull
> >> the inner CV housing out of the transaxle. The picture in the Haynes
> >> manual

> > Last one I just grabbed whatever was laying around to pop it out. It
> > was a tie rod seperator. A pry bar can be whatever will fit. Once you
> > get something behind it and it pops out you will realize how simple it
> > is. Putting the new one back in, that can get interesting...

> When you did this, was the CV housing recessed back into the transaxle? I
> can't get get a straight shot to get a pry bar next to the shaft where it
> enters the transaxle (though this is how it shows it in the Haynes manual).
> If the housing weren't recessed into the transaxle, I could see how a tie
> rod separator, or a couple of pry bars for that matter, would do the trick
> easily.

> Jon

C'mon now, there has to be clearance between the transaxle and shaft
in order for it to turn. Get something there and pop it out. Top, bottom,
on the side, does not matter where. If you feel that it is impossible
though take it to a shop. Alot of Toyota axles have grooves cut in
the CV joint end that goes into the transaxle. With the right bar it's
a one lick deal...

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