Removing CV Axles Like This? You’re Doing It WRONG! #mechanic

Damn, I thought my axel nut was getting old.

My Honda odyssey didn't have that

Why some cars from your country are so rusty ?

That back and forth motion is helpful for a lot of stuck fasteners. Motor oil after it gets started helps.

What cotter pin?

Honda accord is just as fun. Just make sure you break off the tip of a screw driver in there.

Some use a cotter pin. Others have a staked nut.

Tip: put a screwdriver through the caliper and inside the rotor to stop it from rotating

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I have stocked up on wire brushes because of you. Thanks brother

Welcome to the northeast.

Man F living by the coast 😐

Ur a sharp pencil

Wow..Never saw that one that corroded

It should be noted not all axle nuts have cotter pins, some are staked and some have locking nuts.

2nd rookie mistake is grabbing that hot nut😂

Now the axle is stuck to the hub. Part 2 coming

Just the tip😂😂

How tf do you get a socket on there with the cotter pin still in place?

They are called split pins by the rest of the world a cotter pin is totally different

Good Job

Great

Very good sir 🤙❤️

Is PB blaster your go to penetrating oil?

My rookie axle mistake was NOT BREAKING LOOSE the axle nut before I lifted the wheel/car off the ground. I was jumping on my breaker bar trying to break the nut loose and not realizing I was basically jumping on my flimsy parking prawl/pin inside my transmission. A little blow torch helped get it loose, but I learned quickly the next time I replaced an axle on my BMW that I needed to break the nut loose while the car was still on the ground. Definitely a rookie mistake😂

I am not a mechanic but find your tips and insights to be very interesting. Great work, thankyou for the entertainment.

T 1 bon 👍🇫🇷🇲🇦

Rust makes my day lol 😮😊

Is that nut castellated or not? If not, no cotter pin.

Mr. Penetring oil again

Smart

Dude that axle looks like death.

Life was hard before we had cordless impacts

I thought our NY rust was a problem...

Its not an axle, its a driveshaft FFS!

Your right i did forget to remove that damn cotter pin. Thats amazing. In my opinion ever vehicle should come with a breakerbar. You're thoughts? Its also great for defense. Lol.n

There are no threads on the end of the axle in the video, so at worst, it might damage the threads on the nut🙂

Has been parked in the sea for 19 yrs??😵‍💫😵‍💫💪🍺👍

A+ brother, A+

Ooogggaa doogaa to the rescue

Use the right finger to point out things

Not every CV axle has cotter pin. Some just use plastic/teflon washer inside nut that acts as self locking nut.

Looks like he got a pad slap.

Don't be so scared of the cotter pin, they're softer steel for a reason. The impact will most likely just shear it off.

These videos are sooo valuable. Thanks so much, Bryan!

got it!!!!! yes sirrrrr!!!!

God look at all that rust, I'm so thankful to be a mechanic in Texas where it might get up to 115° but at least there's almost no rust. I hope y'all use a different labor guide to make up for the rust damage. Sometimes we have to turn customers away because of the cancer (rust) that has eaten holes through everything.

I always forget to replace the cotter pin after I drill it out 😢

The few older CV axles I worked on didn't use cotter pins, just a properly torques axle nut. You learn something new everyday.