How do you remove a front axle on a Ford Taurus - Mercury Sable?

Answer 1

remove tire. brake caliper. remove nut in center of rotor. swing hub assembly out of your way. pull axle out of transmission. some have axle clips holding them in transmission. not hard. get a haynes manual on your car. very detailed and easy to understand. some machanical knowledge and the manual, 2 to 3 hrs of your time you will be all set.

Answerloosen the center nut(driveshaft nut)

lift car & remove wheel

Separate ball joint from spindle

pry down on the lower control arm and pull rotor/spindle assembly out and away so that the outer driveshaft end that goes through the center of the brake rotor comes out.

Tie the spindle/rotor assembly out of the way (or have someone hold it).

Get a long screwdriver/prybar and pry the inner cv joint out of the trany.

You may loose trany fluid so make sure you have a drain pan handy.

Put new shaft in carefully as not to damage seal.

reverse instructions to reassemble

Check trany fluid when done

AnswerOne thing to add is that I like to use a 3 arm jaw puller to push the axle out of the spindle/hub. Makes it a whole lot easier.

Beware getting the lower ball joint loose on some model years. Could be a bigger problem than everything else combined.

Oh yeah, the axle nut torque specification is 170-220 ft.lbs.

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