alingment/axle question
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alingment/axle question
Tore a axle boot on drivers side front, need to replace axle. Is their anyway to change the axle w/o messing up my alingment?? Or will I have to take out the 2 bolts attaching the hub to the shock, in essence throwing off my alingment? thanks
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You do have to remove the shock from the hub, so that you can pull the hub off the axle and move it. With the amount of clutch jobs we have done however, nobody has ever said they needed to get the car realigned however. As long as you put the camber bolts back in the same way they were, you should be fine. They only go in two ways, so just make sure you mark them when you take them out. The camber isnt going to change that much, its either 1.5 or 1 and thats it.
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You will mess up the alignment if you remove the two strut bolts. The only way to do it without messing up your alignment is to lower the entire shock assembly from the top (the 3 bolts on your strut bar)
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wow, here is a way to do it without messing with your alignment.
Take out the nut and bolt that connects the lower control arm to the hub. Push down on the control arm and separate it from the hub. Loosen, but dont totally remove the three connecting the strut to the body. At that point you can probably get the axle out. If you still cant, take the tie rod end off of the hub.
You can totally remove the whole strut/hub assembly out of the car without touching those two bolts.
Take out the nut and bolt that connects the lower control arm to the hub. Push down on the control arm and separate it from the hub. Loosen, but dont totally remove the three connecting the strut to the body. At that point you can probably get the axle out. If you still cant, take the tie rod end off of the hub.
You can totally remove the whole strut/hub assembly out of the car without touching those two bolts.
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wow, here is a way to do it without messing with your alignment.
Take out the nut and bolt that connects the lower control arm to the hub. Push down on the control arm and separate it from the hub. Loosen, but dont totally remove the three connecting the strut to the body. At that point you can probably get the axle out. If you still cant, take the tie rod end off of the hub.
You can totally remove the whole strut/hub assembly out of the car without touching those two bolts.
Take out the nut and bolt that connects the lower control arm to the hub. Push down on the control arm and separate it from the hub. Loosen, but dont totally remove the three connecting the strut to the body. At that point you can probably get the axle out. If you still cant, take the tie rod end off of the hub.
You can totally remove the whole strut/hub assembly out of the car without touching those two bolts.
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You can mark them if you want but when you bolt it back up you'll see that there really isn't any movement or adjustability.
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