How do you replace cv joints on a 2003 Hyundai Sonata?

Answer 1

These are actually pretty easy to replace.. I changed both the other day, and it took about an hour to change both..

1st - jack the car up, and use a jack stand..

2nd - take the tire off

3rd - if you look behind the rotor, on the bottom, you'll see where your tie-rod is. there will be 2 bolts basically holding that bracket on.. remove both of them bolts.

4th - take the cotter pin out of the drive shaft end, and remove the 32mm bolt. an impact wrench does wonders.

5th - once the bolt is off, pull out on the whole rotor, and you'll be able to wiggle the drive shaft out. may have to smack it with a rubber hammer, or you hold the rotor, and let somebody else tap the end of the shaft, to get it out all the way.. isn't to hard at all.

6th - get a 4' bungee cord, and wrap it around the brake rotor, and basically hook it to the top of the hood, right in the corner where the fender and the hood meet. this keeps it out of the way, and give you plenty of room.

7th - crawl under your car with a 12 - 16" pry bar, and where the axle meets the transfer case, you have about a 1/4 inch gap. stick the pry bar in that gap, not to deep though, get it so its snug, and then give it a quick tap with a hammer, that will pop it out of the transfer case. there is a metal o-ring kinda clip that your trying to pop out. and a quick hit, pops it out pretty quickly.

8th - when you replace the axle, you'll need to greese the end going back into the transfer case, and put the end in as far as it will go. then you'll need to get it pushed in as far as it will go, and give it a smack or to so that metal o-rin / clip, pops back in..

9th - from there, just put it back together.. pretty simple.. once you get the first side done, the other side will be a piece of cake.. trust me lol