99formulam6

so the DS is making a wonderful clicking noise when i turn. everyone says its the cv joint or cv axle or whatever (never heard of it until i drove this car)..

how hard is it to replace? i went to autozone.com and i didnt see it in their parts list...

jaccord95

same problem thinkin the same solution too....it nots that hard to replace easy if uve done it...have fun with the shocks though they are a bitch to deal with

zford

if its only when turning nopt like going over bumps when driving or anything, its the cv shaft, its better to just go ahead and repalce the whole axle, its pretty easy but u should find some help if youve never done one before

MaxPower

Its not that hard, a pickle fork makes it easier than a flat head to pop the axle out of the trans. Just keep in mind that you want the car settled on the ground before you torque the lca bolts to try to retain your alignment.

And maybe look at the trans seal after driving for a bit to make sure its not leaking.

zford

lower control arms dont have anything to do with the alignment on a 94 accord, the tie rod does, and as far as a pickle fork, just dont mess up the axle seal, but optherthen that yeah fairly easy, i was just sayin get some help because it appears as if you are particularly sure of what u need to do for a cv axle replacement

MaxPower

If you torque your lca bushings with the car in the air I dont see how it wouldn't affect your suspension geometry. I guess alignment is a bad choice of a word but you dont wont to bind up your bushings.

zford

i see your point, i do that shit everyday and never had a problem with alignment just from replacing an axle, i mean you dont have to remove the lower control arm, just the strut wishbone bolt, disconnect the lower ball joint, remove the axle nut slide the axle out of the bearing/ knuckle, and then pop it out of the trans, you can work the axle out around everything else so really your not messin with anything that affects suspension geometry because everything stays in place and the alignment shouldnt be touched

MaxPower

aaaahhhh I just assumed you had to, I really havent changed an axle on an accord but on other cars.

zford

nah the accords failry easy and straight forward, not that hard

tuner21

yea u need a axle it runs about 50-75$ and it takes about 1-2 hours to replace i have a shop we do it at but were in VA