Man you are a genius, spent 3 hrs trying to pry the axel out, both axels were the same and wouldn't move... 3 tries on both sides using your method and both popped out!!! Thanks man, that's an awesome tip!!!
@@bundysgarage bad luck , it’s not worked for me 😟 trying to remove cv axle bracket last bolt I have to remove catalytic converter Iam trying again now your method Should work but I don’t know why it’s not working for me 😖😖😖
Bruised, bloody and absolutely OVER IT, I took one last swipe through youtube and stumbled upon this godsend of a video and was gifted a golden nugget of your expertise. My busted half shaft will be cleaned and used as a chalice with which I shall toast to your good health.
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
I just finished changing the cv axle on my 2018 drivers side Nisan Altima, you know, the one that's just supposed to just pop out. Well, it didn't pop out, it didn't pry out and I'm working on in my car port on the ground and was about to give up and take it to a shop last night when I saw your video. I cut a slit in the boot up against the cup of the inner bearing holder with just enough room to fit the head of vise grips. I was going to give it a couple of test tugs and on the first tug it popped out. My life is complete.
Hours had past, I had tried everything and was in time crunch. Almost gave up . But like most of the people who found this video, I took one last look through RUclips. I was blessed to find this video and in two swipes it was out. Thank you for making this video. God bless
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
You're a true hero for showing all of your failed attempts. Most things don't come as easy as a lot of these videos try to make them appear by only showing us the attempt that worked. You did the exact opposite and for that sir, I applaud you.
Like others here took one last swipe through RUclips looking for a solution to this problem. Two pulls and it popped out, after spending an hour or more cursing at it. You saved me 70 bucks for a slide hammer kit. Thank you.
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
@@bobthebuilder9416 it’s been a minute since I did this job. Cut it with a knife unless you’re trying to save the boot for some reason. I am thinking you can pop the clamp holding the boot with a flat head screw driver. Otherwise I’d buy a pair of tin snips.
I fought tooth an nail last weekend getting mine unstuck. Used the vice grip trick first try this morning and it popped right out. I almost didnt believe it happened. You're a genius sir, thank you for sharing your big brain tricks
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
Holy moly! Thank god I found your tip!! It worked. Spent hours trying to pry the stuck cv axle on my kids 2013 passat. After 15 seconds of using your tip, popped right out! I really appreciate the time you took to share this tip! Saved dollars and saved learning new cuss words!
Sir you're a genius and I love you. I spent hours prying on it, hitting it with a hammer, I even hooked it up with a strap and come along. Nothing would work, but five minutes with your method and it popped out.
I was in the same boat as most of you all. Was struggling removing this piece for almost 4 hours trying different tactics. Saw this video & bought a Vice Grip & it popped out after maybe 50 slide hammers 👍 Thank you!!
Listen, it was Thanksgiving even and I decided to replace the axle since it came in two days early on my Mazda 3. It broke off. I looked at so many other videos then came across yours. It came out after 5 pulls. You’re a LEGEND and a life saver especially since everywhere is closed today. Thank you so much!!!!
@@BTKKILLER1 I had this issue. Passenger side has a bracket with three bolts (14 or 15mm I think) that needs to be removed first. It’s halfway down the axle. It’s a bitch to get the top bolt (it’s in a triangle formation). You’ll need a swivel head and an extension.
Same here - Thanks SO much... spent ages trying to do this, didn't have a slide hammer, spent ages prying and trying to get it out. Had to put it all back together that day. Saw your video that night and did it with your method the next day in 10 seconds. Life saver - praise be to RUclips!
2003 Buick, passenger side came out easy-peasy as God intended. Driver's side inner cup stuck and subframe was in the way of much access. This 5 min video saved the day!! Popped right out on the 3rd slide.
Thx for the comment and I’m glad it helped you out! I know the frustration of trying to get one these out when it’s stuck and then the victory that washes over you when it pops out!!!
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
Have to say that this came in handy for me. Could not get a CV axle puller on my Nissan Altima 2012 SR model. A little PB Blaster then used your vise grip method and SUCCESS!! Thanks for posting.
Hey Bundy, seriously like Phil just said. So I have been working on pulling out my passenger side CVX out of our 2013 MDX and have been working on it for the past 3 hours (morelike 3.5 hours) and nothing... would work to get these thing out. The half shaft got stuck, and I used pryer bars, and nothing... I just discovered your video and removed the grease, put the bearings back on the end of the shaft and put it back inside the half shaft, clamped down with my Milwaukee Torque Lock Curved Jaw Locking Pliers and pulled and guess what? it came out on the FIRST pull!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, you rock..... Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man what a lifesaver. I was stuck with no place to go. On a 2002 Dodge Caravan that inner CV joint is recessed up in there where you can’t even use one of those special tools however your method works like a champ. I can’t say thank you enough I really appreciate it
Ok. I'm another happy amature mechanic. I tried for hours. Prying, banging, rotating the stuck piece (like one of my favorite youtube honda mechanics suggested). Nothing. I tried this first with grease still on the part and the plyers fell off. Then I made a "clean" spot, repositioned the vice grips and "hammered" it this way about 12 times then pow! It fell right out! Only took about 15 minutes. Thank you! Now I can complete this "realitively easy" job! 👍
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
@@bobthebuilder9416I think the rubber boot came off when the axel seperated because I had a broken lower ball joint. If I needed to I think I would have cut the rubber boot (with tin snips, scissors, etc) which for me was ok because I was installing a new axel assembly.
I spent most of my day trying to get one out. I decided to search for another way on youtube. First method did not work. Second method involved me having to go buy a slide hammer. Then I found this video. 3 yanks and it came right out. Thanks a bunch for the tip!
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
Hi. Your method worked great on my 2002 Taurus cv axle. I could not get any leverage / clearance to pry the socket out and then I remembered this video. One good pull on the shaft and - out it popped. Brilliant! For those viewers having trouble with this method, I suggest trying to rotate the spindle inside the socket ( may have to put the ignition in ON position and use the tire on the other side to allow the rotation.) This changes the position of the securing ring at the spline’s end. I did not have this problem but I read that other commenters did. These types of RUclips auto repair tips and techniques are invaluable for us DIY guys. Thanks.
So after 3 hours of blood and sweat, where I gave up not only my car but also my life, I found this video, you saved me, thank you, you don't know how much this helped me. May God give you happiness and love!!
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
Brother. Wow. You are a TOTAL and COMPLETE genius. Like Phil Brown below, I spent the better part of 3-4 hours trying to get that remaining piece out of the transmission after it decided to stay behind and just let go of the rest. I was trying to come up with anything I could think of, but the Hulk inside me would not abide! Thrown tools, a 30ml bottle vaped in that three to four hours, and a screw-it attitude ALMOST got me...YOUR VIDEO WAS AWESOME AND YOU SAVED ME SOME REPAIR COSTS ON STUFF THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE TIME! Thank You, Man!
Brother, I cannot begin to thank you enough for this ingenious idea. I was truly defeated upon finding this video which gave me the hope to try one last time. It took a good 15 pulls but that SOB finally gave. Free 99 FTW
My dad was struggling with the broken cv joint on his 2001 Toyota Corrola for about an hour.I found this video for him.He ran and got his vice grips.He got it out in 30 seconds.Thanks for sharing.
I cannot thank you enough. I spent forever on the drivers side and finally got it. Then the passenger side did the same thing and thankfully I came across this video and it saved me so much time
You just made my night. I was about to throw in the towel and I found this as one last ditch effort and it worked within 30 seconds. Thank you so much my friend.
Took me 3 hours to pry the crap out of the passenger side and told myself theirs gotta be a better way. I watched your video and man it saved me more time from getting all those bruises from tight spaces when I did this method to do the driver side. Thank you very much sir !
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh my God you want to see a grown man cry? sitting there with your entire suspension disassembled a car on jack stands on a Saturday afternoon and you have to replace the CV axle and it will not come out!!!!!!!!!! you will see a grown man cry because I was practically in tears because I did not know how to solve this problem and your trick worked on the first pull so thank you this is by far the most useful RUclips video I've ever seen in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to say, this worked like a charm on a Chrysler Sebring I’ve been working on for a co-worker! I’m so glad I watched this vid! The problem was caused by a ball joint on the LCA pulling the CV out, and it’s been some other problems. I pulled like 3 times and got that end out. This was magic! MA-JIC!!!!
Hey bud you are a genius ain't nothing like the old school way. I spent hours trying to pull mines out. Then when I saw your video I remembered that's how my grandfather usually get broken axle out. Free 99 baby love you man keep making more videos like this.
Thank you so much, I finally got my passenger side axel out with your solution. I tried prybars, slide hammer, cv axle popper forks and nothing would budge it. It took me about 45 minutes today to get it out this way. Anyone still having problems doing it this way, what worked for me was pull it like 3 or 4 times, rotate the cup like an inch and pull it like 3 or 4 times and repeat, on the 3rd turn I got it out on like the 3rd pull and I wasn't pulling very hard because I didn't think it was going to work. All in I probably spent 12 hours trying to pull this damn thing out and I got it out in under an hour with this trick. Thanks so much.
actual 200 iq move. I have a tribute with a "seized" driver cv axel. been pounding for 2 days with no room to work (no lift). came inside after hitting the 10th brick wall to watch ur video and 5 minutes later she was off. thanks alot buddy have a great day
You’re the man!!! I was so frustrated with the CV on the passenger side of my 07 accord v6. I spent 5 minutes banging on it with your method and out she came. Lubed the new one and slit it right on. Before I tried your trick, I spent a hour trying to pry it but could not get any kind of pry tool in there. Thanks again man!!!!
I was about to go to rent the tool for it after spending two hours trying to take it off seen this video and only took me two hard pulls and came right off may god bless you my friend.
Wow, this method was a life saver. Spent a couple hours trying to pry and wiggle it out until I gave up. Then I stumbled upon your video and gave this a try and it came out after a couple of minutes. Thanks so much for sharing!
Bundy, this is ingenious. I can’t believe it didn’t work for you. I was a little downcast after I watched your video and your shaft did not come out. I tried it anyway, and my shaft popped on the second pull. I can’t thank you enough! (Yes, I said my shaft popped on the second pull…:)-
Thanks bro I was ready to put a match to it, you know how it is when you bust a couple cold fingers trying to pry something out. My car thanks you, my neighbors thank you and I thank you, did it just like you did and it popped out on the first try thanks again man I'll be looking for your how to O's when I run up on another mess, this is the most helpful video I've ever watched. Don't mean this in a bad way but I thought I was the only one this stuff happened to lol. Have a good one man, thanks again
Me and the boys fought with a cv axle for my lancer for about 4ish hours and I opened up RUclips and had it off within 5 minutes after watchin your video, great job bro 🤝
Oh man THANK YOU. I've been fighting with this exact issue for about a day and a half with a 2015 Honda Civic EX and this actually solved the problem. Really appreciate the video man. Saved my day.
Your graphic for this video was like staring into a mirror! Thank you for posting this video. It was a brilliant solution. It does take some work, but it works.
Bro I can't thank you enough! The whole shaft came off with me just shifting my weight getting under the car. Messing with it for 20 minutes trying to pry it out. I did this, and it slid right out on the first tug. I'm forever in your debt 😭
This works guys!! I was struggling for 3 days trying to get my cv axle out of the transmission, tried this and it popped right out on the second pull. Thanks so much my man
Wow!! I literally went on RUclips to figure out what fancy tool I needed to order and this video absolutely saved me! I only had to tug five times and it was out!
Hours a cold garage floor, cant get the door shut, snow pouring in, no heat, beating the snot out of the thing trying to get it loose and your tip got it out in 3-4 whacks. I am amazed and humbled. Thank you!
This trick worked like a charm after much fighting and prying .. definitely works using old axle as a slide hammer !!!!Thank you ..I set it up with the old axle and vise grips and after some failed attempts (guess I'm not strong enough)I grabbed my daughters bf and had him do it and it came right out !!
Found this video and man o man would I love to shake your hand! I was on the struggle bus with getting my CV axle out on my 05 Accord. Gave this a shot and it worked like a charm! Really appreciate this video
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
@bobthebuilder9416 I don't remember that well, but I think i just used some pliers but in a pinch, you could maybe pry the metal ring off with a flat head. I think I remember taking a knife to the rubber boot
I FINALLY got mine out using this method. I tried everything else, and was about to give up. When it finally came out, it wasn't really rusted and the splines looked fine... I'll add one more bit of advice: put the car in neutral and turn the cv axel after a couple pulls. What I think is happening is that the c-ring gets deformed or is getting stuck somehow. By turning it, you get it to fall into a more ideal conformation to come loose. It took me about 6 pulls, turning about 90 degrees each time on the driver's side. Thank you SO much. This is the best method. I feared having to go to the other side and take that axel out, but it popped out with this method in the first try! This also doesn't damage the oil seal at all, which I messed up a bit by poking and prodding on the drivers side. However, the passenger side took only 1h to tear down, replace, and put back together. You're a life saver.
Improvement on your method: Part of the problem in getting these things off is the offset force applied by either a prybar or your method. Try putting a visegrip on each bearing (three visegrips), equalizing the load on the axle.
YOU ARE THE BEST . THANKYOU BUNDY GARAGE ! . I PASS A HOLE DAY TRING TO REMOVE PRYING OUT AND EXPEND MONEY ON TOLLS THAT DONT DO SHI3T . 5 MINUTES , 5 FOK1NG MINUTES LIKE THAT AND THE PART WAS OUT . GENIUS YOU ARE THE MEN
It came out so quickly using this method. One tug. So little at and not much leverage with up on jack stands. I even pushed with my leg. Several hours wasted until i found this video. Thanks Bundy!
I was fighting a cv axle for an hour and could not get it to move, love taps, pry bars etc. just wrestling the thing. I grabbed an old pair of vice grips tore the boot open and gave this a try and I think it was only three slides and it came right out, smooth like butter. So grateful for this solution and the price was right :D
I don't go to church anymore, but this time I'm gonna say thank you Lord. Almost all day going back and forth to Advance auto and their ineffective methods. Two pulls and it's out. Thank you sir for downloading this video.
After about an hour trying to get the shaft out I found this video. Came out first pull. Thanks for posting this. You saved what little hair I have left!
Two big ass thumbs up brother.. I read all the comments.. so much positivity. Helped out allot. I was at my wits end myself till I saw this video.. much love
I just want to tell you how much I really appreciate you and your awesome video. Just did mine today using your method and brother you 're method works like a champ...very simple and easy....no more frustrations and yes I don't even need those expensive tools. You're a genius! and brother Thank you so much and God Bless You!!!
Because of your video I was able to get my CV axle off on the side of the road I already had my spare in the car and I was going nowhere but because of you in this video and the mind God gave you I was able to fix my problem
Nice tip Mr. Bundy. I had a hell of a time getting mine out of the drivers side Honda Accord. I still have the old axle so now I’m glad I kept it to use if I have trouble in the future. Artie 😊
Just wanted to say thanks. I was getting ready to weld a makeshift slide hammer and came across your vid. Worked like a charm and hats off to you good sir!
Most valuable video on RUclips. I was spent and all out of ideas then one final search before tow trick call and this video was heaven sent. Much thanks!😎
Your a life saver. Spent a whole day trying to remove CV axle. Went and purchased an axle puller/hammer slide and that didn’t work either. Did this method and in one pull it just slid out.
Bundy it is safe to say you really outdid yourself with this video,I was struggling with a 2010 Acura Tl for hrs even rented the slide hammer tool md nothing.called it a night,watched a couple videos but nun like this ,tried it next morning got it out within 30 seconds or 5 pulls💯deff works💯
2 days to figure this out. Pry bar hammer and anything else possible. My fiance had enough. I found this video and it worked if 4 pulls. How amazing is that!!! All the comments are true 😊
Just wanna let you know I’m commenting right now because you deserve the credit man I was lost and beyond being completely over taking this axle out so I looked up your video and the vice grip trick worked like a miracle thanks man I appreciate it. Please keep making more content.👌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you so much, I spent 2 hours trying to get the CV releases before watching your video and had it out in 3 plunges with the old axel... So smart...
This is genius!! Spent 3 days trying to pry my axle out. No friends have had the tool or an idea to remove it. Didnt wanna buy the tool just for a one time use. Thank you for sharing you're great idea!!💯🤙🏽👌🏽
This is the solution!! After an hour of cramp space, twisting, turning, and banging with a hammer 😅, this was an easy set up and within a minute the stuck part came off easily. Thank you DIY god 😂😂🙏
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Man you are a genius, spent 3 hrs trying to pry the axel out, both axels were the same and wouldn't move... 3 tries on both sides using your method and both popped out!!! Thanks man, that's an awesome tip!!!
Your welcome!
@@bundysgarage bad luck , it’s not worked for me 😟 trying to remove cv axle bracket last bolt I have to remove catalytic converter Iam trying again now your method Should work but I don’t know why it’s not working for me 😖😖😖
@@Sroor90010 didn't work for me either 😡
Same here 😂😂 I wish I watched this earlier
Could I heat the opening up to try and expand it ? And then pull it out that way
Bruised, bloody and absolutely OVER IT, I took one last swipe through youtube and stumbled upon this godsend of a video and was gifted a golden nugget of your expertise. My busted half shaft will be cleaned and used as a chalice with which I shall toast to your good health.
Exactly how I felt this man is a godsend
I’m currently feeling this pain with cuts and bruises
My knuckles hurt so much. If this doesn’t work tomorrow so help me god
Relatable
From this point when got it partially I would’ve jacked it and used a pry bar
Tired, broken, and frustrated? This video will save you. Thank you for posting this video. You are a good man.
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
This trick is one of the best I've seen on youtube. Saved me a ton of headache and repair bills. Thanks a ton!!
I just finished changing the cv axle on my 2018 drivers side Nisan Altima, you know, the one that's just supposed to just pop out. Well, it didn't pop out, it didn't pry out and I'm working on in my car port on the ground and was about to give up and take it to a shop last night when I saw your video. I cut a slit in the boot up against the cup of the inner bearing holder with just enough room to fit the head of vise grips. I was going to give it a couple of test tugs and on the first tug it popped out. My life is complete.
Glad it helped you out! I know that feeling of frustration and defeat and then when it pops out, oh boy, what a relief!!!! 😮💨
Hours had past, I had tried everything and was in time crunch. Almost gave up . But like most of the people who found this video, I took one last look through RUclips. I was blessed to find this video and in two swipes it was out. Thank you for making this video. God bless
Glad I could help
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
You're a true hero for showing all of your failed attempts. Most things don't come as easy as a lot of these videos try to make them appear by only showing us the attempt that worked. You did the exact opposite and for that sir, I applaud you.
Like others here took one last swipe through RUclips looking for a solution to this problem. Two pulls and it popped out, after spending an hour or more cursing at it. You saved me 70 bucks for a slide hammer kit. Thank you.
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
@@bobthebuilder9416 it’s been a minute since I did this job. Cut it with a knife unless you’re trying to save the boot for some reason. I am thinking you can pop the clamp holding the boot with a flat head screw driver. Otherwise I’d buy a pair of tin snips.
@@chadehresman6952 okay thank u so much ill try it later this week
I fought tooth an nail last weekend getting mine unstuck. Used the vice grip trick first try this morning and it popped right out. I almost didnt believe it happened. You're a genius sir, thank you for sharing your big brain tricks
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
Holy moly! Thank god I found your tip!! It worked. Spent hours trying to pry the stuck cv axle on my kids 2013 passat. After 15 seconds of using your tip, popped right out! I really appreciate the time you took to share this tip! Saved dollars and saved learning new cuss words!
Sir you're a genius and I love you. I spent hours prying on it, hitting it with a hammer, I even hooked it up with a strap and come along. Nothing would work, but five minutes with your method and it popped out.
I was in the same boat as most of you all. Was struggling removing this piece for almost 4 hours trying different tactics. Saw this video & bought a Vice Grip & it popped out after maybe 50 slide hammers 👍 Thank you!!
Listen, it was Thanksgiving even and I decided to replace the axle since it came in two days early on my Mazda 3. It broke off. I looked at so many other videos then came across yours. It came out after 5 pulls. You’re a LEGEND and a life saver especially since everywhere is closed today. Thank you so much!!!!
Glad it helped you out! Happy Thanksgiving!
@keketv860 was it the driver side or passenger side 🤔. I have the same car and my passangers side is giveing me hell.😊
@@BTKKILLER1 I had this issue. Passenger side has a bracket with three bolts (14 or 15mm I think) that needs to be removed first. It’s halfway down the axle. It’s a bitch to get the top bolt (it’s in a triangle formation). You’ll need a swivel head and an extension.
Same here - Thanks SO much... spent ages trying to do this, didn't have a slide hammer, spent ages prying and trying to get it out. Had to put it all back together that day. Saw your video that night and did it with your method the next day in 10 seconds. Life saver - praise be to RUclips!
Dude this is the single greatest most helpful mechanical video I have ever seen thank you so much
2003 Buick, passenger side came out easy-peasy as God intended. Driver's side inner cup stuck and subframe was in the way of much access. This 5 min video saved the day!! Popped right out on the 3rd slide.
I don't ever comment but this saved my FREAKING LIFE. Nothing was working but this got that boy loose almost immediately!
Thx for the comment and I’m glad it helped you out! I know the frustration of trying to get one these out when it’s stuck and then the victory that washes over you when it pops out!!!
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
Have to say that this came in handy for me. Could not get a CV axle puller on my Nissan Altima 2012 SR model. A little PB Blaster then used your vise grip method and SUCCESS!! Thanks for posting.
Hey Bundy, seriously like Phil just said. So I have been working on pulling out my passenger side CVX out of our 2013 MDX and have been working on it for the past 3 hours (morelike 3.5 hours) and nothing... would work to get these thing out. The half shaft got stuck, and I used pryer bars, and nothing... I just discovered your video and removed the grease, put the bearings back on the end of the shaft and put it back inside the half shaft, clamped down with my Milwaukee Torque Lock Curved Jaw Locking Pliers and pulled and guess what? it came out on the FIRST pull!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, you rock..... Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man what a lifesaver. I was stuck with no place to go. On a 2002 Dodge Caravan that inner CV joint is recessed up in there where you can’t even use one of those special tools however your method works like a champ. I can’t say thank you enough I really appreciate it
Ok. I'm another happy amature mechanic. I tried for hours. Prying, banging, rotating the stuck piece (like one of my favorite youtube honda mechanics suggested). Nothing. I tried this first with grease still on the part and the plyers fell off. Then I made a "clean" spot, repositioned the vice grips and "hammered" it this way about 12 times then pow! It fell right out! Only took about 15 minutes. Thank you! Now I can complete this "realitively easy" job! 👍
Glad it helped you out!
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
@@bobthebuilder9416I think the rubber boot came off when the axel seperated because I had a broken lower ball joint. If I needed to I think I would have cut the rubber boot (with tin snips, scissors, etc) which for me was ok because I was installing a new axel assembly.
I spent most of my day trying to get one out. I decided to search for another way on youtube. First method did not work. Second method involved me having to go buy a slide hammer.
Then I found this video. 3 yanks and it came right out.
Thanks a bunch for the tip!
Glad you got it out!!! I know the feeling of frustration and wanting to get on with your day and fix your car.
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
The boot is rubber. I cut mine with a box cutter and a fresh blade
@@virider7466 great thanks
Hi. Your method worked great on my 2002 Taurus cv axle. I could not get any leverage / clearance to pry the socket out and then I remembered this video. One good pull on the shaft and - out it popped. Brilliant! For those viewers having trouble with this method, I suggest trying to rotate the spindle inside the socket ( may have to put the ignition in ON position and use the tire on the other side to allow the rotation.) This changes the position of the securing ring at the spline’s end. I did not have this problem but I read that other commenters did. These types of RUclips auto repair tips and techniques are invaluable for us DIY guys. Thanks.
Glad it helped you out!
So after 3 hours of blood and sweat, where I gave up not only my car but also my life, I found this video, you saved me, thank you, you don't know how much this helped me. May God give you happiness and love!!
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
Brother. Wow. You are a TOTAL and COMPLETE genius. Like Phil Brown below, I spent the better part of 3-4 hours trying to get that remaining piece out of the transmission after it decided to stay behind and just let go of the rest. I was trying to come up with anything I could think of, but the Hulk inside me would not abide! Thrown tools, a 30ml bottle vaped in that three to four hours, and a screw-it attitude ALMOST got me...YOUR VIDEO WAS AWESOME AND YOU SAVED ME SOME REPAIR COSTS ON STUFF THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE TIME! Thank You, Man!
Glad it worked out for you!
Brother, I cannot begin to thank you enough for this ingenious idea. I was truly defeated upon finding this video which gave me the hope to try one last time. It took a good 15 pulls but that SOB finally gave. Free 99 FTW
My dad was struggling with the broken cv joint on his 2001 Toyota Corrola for about an hour.I found this video for him.He ran and got his vice grips.He got it out in 30 seconds.Thanks for sharing.
I cannot thank you enough. I spent forever on the drivers side and finally got it. Then the passenger side did the same thing and thankfully I came across this video and it saved me so much time
You just made my night. I was about to throw in the towel and I found this as one last ditch effort and it worked within 30 seconds. Thank you so much my friend.
My husband couldn’t get this shft thing out for a whole day i watched ur video and not even 20sec he got it!!!! Thank you soooo much!!
Blood sweat no tears been here 2 hours trying thank god you posted this video got it done in 5 smacks god bless u man
Took me 3 hours to pry the crap out of the passenger side and told myself theirs gotta be a better way. I watched your video and man it saved me more time from getting all those bruises from tight spaces when I did this method to do the driver side.
Thank you very much sir !
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh my God you want to see a grown man cry? sitting there with your entire suspension disassembled a car on jack stands on a Saturday afternoon and you have to replace the CV axle and it will not come out!!!!!!!!!! you will see a grown man cry because I was practically in tears because I did not know how to solve this problem and your trick worked on the first pull so thank you this is by far the most useful RUclips video I've ever seen in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to say, this worked like a charm on a Chrysler Sebring I’ve been working on for a co-worker! I’m so glad I watched this vid! The problem was caused by a ball joint on the LCA pulling the CV out, and it’s been some other problems. I pulled like 3 times and got that end out. This was magic! MA-JIC!!!!
Hell Yeah!!!!
This dude is the Genius of All CV JOINTS!!!
Tell my wife that!
I hope you always sleep on a cold side of the pillow get every birthday wishes, love you ❤❤❤ I pray for you every night man
Was just fighting my 2005 pilot for two hours, was bout to give up and seen this and it came out in a matter of minutes. Great video !!!!
Feels good once it finally “pops” out! Hell Yeah!
I can’t thank you enough. It did take about 50 wacks. But then I added a lil heat came out in 5 wacks. U are the man.
bro i was trying for 3 days and locked it up it work like 1 minute damn you are smart
Wow, I fought my broken cv, then I saw your video. Popped out the cv on the second pull. What a life saver, thank you!
Hey bud you are a genius ain't nothing like the old school way. I spent hours trying to pull mines out. Then when I saw your video I remembered that's how my grandfather usually get broken axle out. Free 99 baby love you man keep making more videos like this.
Glad it helped you out!
THANK YOU! I HAVE BEEN STUCK ON GETTING THIS BLASTED THING OUT FOR 3 DAYS
THIS SHOULD BE THE FIRST RESULT
Thank you so much, I finally got my passenger side axel out with your solution. I tried prybars, slide hammer, cv axle popper forks and nothing would budge it. It took me about 45 minutes today to get it out this way. Anyone still having problems doing it this way, what worked for me was pull it like 3 or 4 times, rotate the cup like an inch and pull it like 3 or 4 times and repeat, on the 3rd turn I got it out on like the 3rd pull and I wasn't pulling very hard because I didn't think it was going to work. All in I probably spent 12 hours trying to pull this damn thing out and I got it out in under an hour with this trick. Thanks so much.
actual 200 iq move. I have a tribute with a "seized" driver cv axel. been pounding for 2 days with no room to work (no lift). came inside after hitting the 10th brick wall to watch ur video and 5 minutes later she was off.
thanks alot buddy have a great day
Glad you got it off. Can’t believe how stuck some of those can be! Makes you want to rip out your hair.
You’re the man!!! I was so frustrated with the CV on the passenger side of my 07 accord v6. I spent 5 minutes banging on it with your method and out she came. Lubed the new one and slit it right on. Before I tried your trick, I spent a hour trying to pry it but could not get any kind of pry tool in there. Thanks again man!!!!
I was about to go to rent the tool for it after spending two hours trying to take it off seen this video and only took me two hard pulls and came right off may god bless you my friend.
Wow, this method was a life saver. Spent a couple hours trying to pry and wiggle it out until I gave up. Then I stumbled upon your video and gave this a try and it came out after a couple of minutes. Thanks so much for sharing!
Bundy, this is ingenious. I can’t believe it didn’t work for you. I was a little downcast after I watched your video and your shaft did not come out. I tried it anyway, and my shaft popped on the second pull. I can’t thank you enough! (Yes, I said my shaft popped on the second pull…:)-
Thanks bro I was ready to put a match to it, you know how it is when you bust a couple cold fingers trying to pry something out. My car thanks you, my neighbors thank you and I thank you, did it just like you did and it popped out on the first try thanks again man I'll be looking for your how to O's when I run up on another mess, this is the most helpful video I've ever watched. Don't mean this in a bad way but I thought I was the only one this stuff happened to lol. Have a good one man, thanks again
Me and the boys fought with a cv axle for my lancer for about 4ish hours and I opened up RUclips and had it off within 5 minutes after watchin your video, great job bro 🤝
Oh man THANK YOU. I've been fighting with this exact issue for about a day and a half with a 2015 Honda Civic EX and this actually solved the problem. Really appreciate the video man. Saved my day.
Your graphic for this video was like staring into a mirror! Thank you for posting this video. It was a brilliant solution. It does take some work, but it works.
Bro. You. Are. A. Lifesaver! I've been struggling for an hour half on this. After about 5 minutes of this, I got it out.
I feel your pain! Glad you got it out.
Bro I can't thank you enough! The whole shaft came off with me just shifting my weight getting under the car. Messing with it for 20 minutes trying to pry it out. I did this, and it slid right out on the first tug. I'm forever in your debt 😭
I know your pain
This works guys!! I was struggling for 3 days trying to get my cv axle out of the transmission, tried this and it popped right out on the second pull. Thanks so much my man
Wow!! I literally went on RUclips to figure out what fancy tool I needed to order and this video absolutely saved me! I only had to tug five times and it was out!
Hours a cold garage floor, cant get the door shut, snow pouring in, no heat, beating the snot out of the thing trying to get it loose and your tip got it out in 3-4 whacks. I am amazed and humbled.
Thank you!
At least it wasnt 100 degrees like it is here in florida today 😂...i was defeated and now I have a glimmer of hope and a dream.
Did it work for you?
This trick worked like a charm after much fighting and prying ..
definitely works using old axle as a slide hammer !!!!Thank you ..I set it up with the old axle and vise grips and after some failed attempts (guess I'm not strong enough)I grabbed my daughters bf and had him do it and it came right out !!
@MelissaGabbert glad it helped you out!
Found this video and man o man would I love to shake your hand! I was on the struggle bus with getting my CV axle out on my 05 Accord. Gave this a shot and it worked like a charm! Really appreciate this video
Was going to comment how much of a life saver this video was but it looks like everyone did that already. Thanks for the tip!
Another comment won’t hurt, plus it shows the YT gods that this is a good video and it will recommend it to more people.
Thank you this was perfect, no need for fancy tools! Saved my ass from sending to a shop. Now i have the confidence to fix the other axle! Bravo sir!
This is the method that worked for me! Thank you for the video! Saved me so much time after already spending six hours trying to get it out
If I could give more than 1 like I would. This project started with me replacing the knuckles and led me to replacing an axle. This helped immensely
Glad it helped you out!
Howd you cut off the boot i dont have any metal cutters but ill do whatever it takes including buying more tools to get this thing the hell out of my car. Have already ripped off the cv axle with an axle puller and have the half shaft stuck in there and can go buy vice grips
@bobthebuilder9416 I don't remember that well, but I think i just used some pliers but in a pinch, you could maybe pry the metal ring off with a flat head. I think I remember taking a knife to the rubber boot
@@Srhuevos i found some screws ons on Amazon thank u
This incredibly simple solution (which I *would not* have been able to come up with) saved my bacon yesterday. Thank you very much.
I FINALLY got mine out using this method. I tried everything else, and was about to give up. When it finally came out, it wasn't really rusted and the splines looked fine...
I'll add one more bit of advice: put the car in neutral and turn the cv axel after a couple pulls. What I think is happening is that the c-ring gets deformed or is getting stuck somehow. By turning it, you get it to fall into a more ideal conformation to come loose. It took me about 6 pulls, turning about 90 degrees each time on the driver's side.
Thank you SO much. This is the best method. I feared having to go to the other side and take that axel out, but it popped out with this method in the first try! This also doesn't damage the oil seal at all, which I messed up a bit by poking and prodding on the drivers side. However, the passenger side took only 1h to tear down, replace, and put back together. You're a life saver.
my friend being struggling doing this and i started to searching on youtube and find your video 🤣 u are lifesaving
Improvement on your method: Part of the problem in getting these things off is the offset force applied by either a prybar or your method. Try putting a visegrip on each bearing (three visegrips), equalizing the load on the axle.
Good point.
Or take the visegrip and and undo it and move it around so all the sides get the same amout of force
YOU ARE THE BEST . THANKYOU BUNDY GARAGE ! . I PASS A HOLE DAY TRING TO REMOVE PRYING OUT AND EXPEND MONEY ON TOLLS THAT DONT DO SHI3T . 5 MINUTES , 5 FOK1NG MINUTES LIKE THAT AND THE PART WAS OUT . GENIUS YOU ARE THE MEN
It came out so quickly using this method. One tug. So little at and not much leverage with up on jack stands. I even pushed with my leg. Several hours wasted until i found this video. Thanks Bundy!
Glad it helped you out!
After 6hrs trying busting knuckles and everything next morning took 45 mins including breaks thank you sooo much life saver
I was routing for you I had the same problem. Came in and watched your video went out and it worked right away. Thanks for your help
Hours spent hacking away with pry bars & s***. 10 seconds into doing this and the sucker pops right off. ❤ I owe you my life
You don't owe me your life, just subscribe to Bundys Garage.
I was fighting a cv axle for an hour and could not get it to move, love taps, pry bars etc. just wrestling the thing. I grabbed an old pair of vice grips tore the boot open and gave this a try and I think it was only three slides and it came right out, smooth like butter. So grateful for this solution and the price was right :D
Glad it helped you out!
I don't go to church anymore, but this time I'm gonna say thank you Lord. Almost all day going back and forth to Advance auto and their ineffective methods. Two pulls and it's out. Thank you sir for downloading this video.
You are welcome my Son!
Thank you! This just saved me soooo much extra struggling and effort. Just wish I looked it up 45 minutes sooner. Haha.
Man, I did this and it worked on the 3rd pull! Your a lifesaver. Learned a awesome trick today
This was a life saver for me, I had tried to remove my cv axles for many hours and nothing worked, then I tried that and it worked instantly
After about an hour trying to get the shaft out I found this video. Came out first pull. Thanks for posting this. You saved what little hair I have left!
Two big ass thumbs up brother.. I read all the comments.. so much positivity. Helped out allot. I was at my wits end myself till I saw this video.. much love
You Sir are a blessing from god 😂 been working on this CV for 2 hours and this worked in 45 seconds! Thank you!
This man is a hero of diy
Thank god i found this video! When all else failed, this ended up working within 5min
I know your pain.
Brother it worked for me and I was feeling discouraged 😅 until I came across your RUclips channel saved my day 🙏 thanks
I just want to tell you how much I really appreciate you and your awesome video. Just did mine today using your method and brother you 're method works like a champ...very simple and easy....no more frustrations and yes I don't even need those expensive tools. You're a genius! and brother Thank you so much and God Bless You!!!
Because of your video I was able to get my CV axle off on the side of the road I already had my spare in the car and I was going nowhere but because of you in this video and the mind God gave you I was able to fix my problem
Nice tip Mr. Bundy. I had a hell of a time getting mine out of the drivers side Honda Accord. I still have the old axle so now I’m glad I kept it to use if I have trouble in the future. Artie 😊
Life saver! spent hours tryna pry out the axle til i came across this method. thanks!
This worked for me, after trying other ways for a long time. Found this and I was able to get it out in five minutes. Thank you
Just wanted to say thanks. I was getting ready to weld a makeshift slide hammer and came across your vid. Worked like a charm and hats off to you good sir!
Most valuable video on RUclips. I was spent and all out of ideas then one final search before tow trick call and this video was heaven sent. Much thanks!😎
I know your pain!
Your a life saver. Spent a whole day trying to remove CV axle. Went and purchased an axle puller/hammer slide and that didn’t work either. Did this method and in one pull it just slid out.
Bro I was about to give up... then I seen this amazing video and it took about 6 pulls and it came out! Genius!
You saved my day! Wasn’t able to use other tricks in Toyota Landcruiser. I was already almost giving up because of lack of tools. This was good trick!
Bundy it is safe to say you really outdid yourself with this video,I was struggling with a 2010 Acura Tl for hrs even rented the slide hammer tool md nothing.called it a night,watched a couple videos but nun like this ,tried it next morning got it out within 30 seconds or 5 pulls💯deff works💯
You sir are a saint for this, was struggling for hours with a sledge and pry bar and all it took was a few tugs with this method. Thank you!!
2 days to figure this out. Pry bar hammer and anything else possible. My fiance had enough. I found this video and it worked if 4 pulls. How amazing is that!!! All the comments are true 😊
Just wanna let you know I’m commenting right now because you deserve the credit man I was lost and beyond being completely over taking this axle out so I looked up your video and the vice grip trick worked like a miracle thanks man I appreciate it. Please keep making more content.👌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Bro, i wish i found this video 4 hours ago. It worked perfectly for my 2013 outback. Thank you!
Thank you so much, I spent 2 hours trying to get the CV releases before watching your video and had it out in 3 plunges with the old axel... So smart...
This is genius!! Spent 3 days trying to pry my axle out. No friends have had the tool or an idea to remove it. Didnt wanna buy the tool just for a one time use. Thank you for sharing you're great idea!!💯🤙🏽👌🏽
This is the solution!! After an hour of cramp space, twisting, turning, and banging with a hammer 😅, this was an easy set up and within a minute the stuck part came off easily. Thank you DIY god 😂😂🙏