Remove A Camry Driveshaft

The Toyota Camry's drivetrain utilizes a brace of impel shafts with CV joints at both ends; these kinds of propel shafts are further accepted as halfshafts. The CV joints on the handle shaft gain bearings which can wear absent and division down with convenience. This causes a ticking sounds whenever you turn the steering trundle and can eventually first place to faultless failure of the shaft. You can transform the drive shaft when the bearings wear absent, on the other hand aboriginal you Testament exigency to remove it.


Instructions


1. Exercise the tire iron to loosen the lug nuts on the front tires. Haul the hub caps of the tires and place them aside; remove the cotter pin using the cotter pin baggage. Benefit the 1/2 inch ratchet and socket belongings to remove the centre lock aficionado on the tire and appliance the corresponding ratchet to loosen the bolt underneath the lock peanut.


2. Jack the front speck of your Camry up and compass it on jack stands. Bag the tire iron to remove the automobile's front wheels. With a Apartment lodgings screwdriver, remove the plastic fender lining. Deposit the extract pan under your Camry's transmission, then use the 3/8 inch ratchet to open the drain plug. Allow the fluid to drain into the pan.


3.4. Use an open ended wrench to unbolt the lower control arm from the steering knuckle. Push down on the lower control arm firmly to separate the arm and the steering knuckle. Use the 1/2 inch ratchet to unbolt the axle nut located in the center of the rotor.


Use the cotter pin tool to remove the cotter pin on the Camry's tie rod. Unbolt the tie rod from the from the car's steering knuckle; separate the tie rod and the steering knuckle using the ball joint separator. Unbolt the car's stabilizer bar from the lower control arm using a wrench and a 3/8 inch ratchet.


5. Pull the steering knuckle away from the drive shaft, separating the two parts. Pull firmly on the drive shaft so it comes out of the transmission, away from the Camry.