Replaced my broken Axle Shaft - Easy

[evilMarc]

My Car 94 MX-3 4-cyl RS standard w/out ABS
I was worried about this - I heard a noise like I was going over a grate when driving. Turned out that the Right Side Axle Shaft was gone and needed replacement. I was going to take it to a garage but my cousin didn't think I'd have to so we tried it on our own. Got the part for $115.00 CDN (after a $85 credit from the core) and was able to take out the old shaft and put in the new one. Without a doubt the hardest part was how damned tight the old shaft was in place, even after the part was loose we spent about 20 minutes banging it out (carfully so as not to damage the core.) All told it took us about 60 minutes to do the swap in my garage. Easy.

[Custommx3]

Dont worry about the core, your bringing them a broken part anyways. There is a metal tab that is bent down to lock the nut on the axle, make sure thats bent up away from the nut and soak that baby in WD40. That and popping out the axles are a paint too. We used 2 pry bars, one on each side and pop that baby out.<p>[ May 02, 2003: Message edited by: Custommx3 ]</p>