i have a 98 civic ex...i was replacing a stud..took off the 32mm axle nut...but i guess when i took it off i stripped the shaft part...i bought a new nut...but that wasn't the problem...do i need to change the whole axle?...if so is there a diy site? thanks

 

Its pretty easy, basically drain your tranny, then on whichever side the axle is on, disconnect the controll arm from both the subframe and the fork on the shock. then you can just swing the whole assembly out of the way, pry the axle loose from the tranny and hammer it free from the spindle. If done right it looks like this.



Easier than seperating the ball joints.

 

you might want to change that axle and why do you think its
easier to change the axle that way,in my opinion i think you are over
working yourself.

 

over working myself by removing 4 bolts? Jeez youre right Im working myself to death. heh. That axle was replaced. This photo was taken while I was swapping to a B18C.

 

Looks like it was harder at first but seems to work better that way. You don't have to bang the shet out of the joints.

 

aite coo...i found it at autozone for like 60 bux with lifetime warranty...with the 45 core charge...

 

:werd: thats how I do all my axle swaps...it takes me a grand total of 10 minutes to swap out an axle this way, and way longer if I try to pop the ball joints etc.....

 

ok, im wondering if the new axle will come with wheel bearings?..i want to replace those too..since im taking all of this off

 

nope they wont come with those are a seperate piece and therefore extra $$