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That video is kind of generic but it gets you in the ballpark. The service manual has all the torque specs. I bought my cv axles from. Advance auto online. I used their coupon codes and I got them $67 each after googling the coupon.

So I have a 95 xe and just swapped to 31's. I have the red gear now. I bought a blue thinking that was correct but its not. Should I get a 19t white one now?

The existing snap ring may or may not fit. Mine did not. What i had to do was buy an assorted pack of snap rings. Solved my problem.

Thanks everyone i got it all back in. For the driver side cv axle I had to use a thinner snap ring. The passenger side did not have a brass spacer at all. I had to run to the junk yard and buy one. The space goes one the cv axle shaft right before the spindle. It goes brass spacer, grease seal, needle bearing (thrust bearing) as shown on page fa16. The tapered end of the brass spacer goes towards the cv axle. Without that space I would have had close to 1/4in axle end play. I hope this helps someone.

I've spent the last 3 days searching for through threads for help. So far all the tips I've seen don't address my problem. I'm replacing my cv axles and bearings. Im reassembling everything now but I can't get the stupid snap ring back on. I'm confident the bearings are seated in the hub. I'm stuck and can't get my cv axle shift out far enough to get my snap ring on. I've jacked the lower ball joint up but that hasn't helped. I have recheck everything and made sure their in the right order but no cigar. The replacement axle came from advance auto and im curious should i keep the old brass spacer that goes that on the original axle or can I just remove it. If I remove it I have about 3/16th of an inch space to put the snap ring on. With it on i have less than a the width of my screw driver tip in space. The new axle did not have a spacer. I have tried using vise grips to pull the axle out, tapping on the back if the axle , and using a c clamp to hold the axel tight against the hub assembly with no progress. Help!!! I really need this complete by Monday.

I've spent the last 3 days searching for through threads for help. So far all the tips I've seen don't address my problem. I'm replacing my cv axles and bearings. Im reassembling everything now but I can't get the stupid snap ring back on. I'm confident the bearings are seated in the hub. I'm stuck and can't get my cv axle shift out far enough to get my snap ring on. I've jacked the lower ball joint up but that hasn't helped. I have recheck everything and made sure their in the right order but no cigar. The replacement axle came from advance auto and im curious should i keep the old brass spacer that goes that on the original axle or can I just remove it. If I remove it I have about 3/16th of an inch space to put the snap ring on. With it on i have less than a the width of my screw driver tip in space. The new axle did not have a spacer. I have tried using vise grips to pull the axle out, tapping on the back if the axle , and using a c clamp to hold the axel tight against the hub assembly with no progress. Help!!! I really need this complete by Monday.

I hate to revive an old thread but after searching I can't find any help. I'm stuck and can't get my cv axle shift out far enough to get my snap ring on. I've jacked the lower ball joint up but that hasn't helped. I have recheck everything and made sure their in the right order but no cigar. The replacement axle came from advance auto and im curious should i keep the old brass spacer that goes that on the original axle or can I just remove it. If I remove it I have about 3/16th of an inch space to put the snap ring on. With it on i have less than a the width of my screw driver tip in space. The new axle did not have a spacer. I have tried using vise grips to pull the axle out, tapping on the back if the axle , and using a c clamp to hold the axel tight against the hub assembly with no progress. Help!!! I really need this complete by Monday.