Ok, I’ve done it. I have rebuilt my drive axles/shafts.
I got the clamps and things from Toyota and funnily enough, the spare parts guy already knew me and immediately went to get my parts.
I also got some quality degreaser and got a pair of mechanic gloves (CVJ grease is total shit, spreads everywhere. Was this the same stuff they used to build sticky bombs during WWII?)
Anyhow, I cleaned the joints, rebuilt the inner CV’s, inserted grease both inner and outer CV and clamped the boots. Maladar laughed at my very scientific method to get the correct amount of CVJ grease, as I built my own scale to measure how much I should insert it into the boot.
I couldn’t take any pictures of the progress, as I was up to my elbows in grease. I really hate that stuff. I have one picture of the axles on the floor and one after I finally got them into the car. Again, Maladar wasn’t helping at all. He took pictures of my ass when my garage pants almost failed me. I’ve also gotten some complaints from Maladar and Widric about my pants, as I’m usually showing more crack than anyone should ever see.
Widric tried my SSR’s on his Civic, because his Volks and Buddy Clubs don’t have enough ET to clear his brand new ITR calipers and Stoptech rotors. Civic looked cool with the SSR’s, but it didn’t have that race car look anymore. I think he might need those wheels to get through MOT.
Gotta stop writing, I’m sooooo sleepy, so good night it is 🙂
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