Thank you so much for these videos. Saved me a ton of money. Had a bit of trouble getting the passenger side axle out but read the comments and once I rotated it and smacked it again it popped out. Not bad for a 71 year old.
Thank you for the SIMPLE way this video was made. I am reading a manual and it seems much more involved. Bought a 2006 Odyssey last fall and both axle joints are shot. Replacing both axles and I am feeling VERY confident after watching this video. I have shade tree mechaniched my way into waaayyy more than I ever thought I would learn and your step by step way has demystified yet another job. Thank you so much!
@@christopherl.potter3915 after working 2+ hours to pop the passenger side axle out of tranny it was about an hour job total, but took me like 4. My neck and shoulder scolded me for a few days after. I need a lift to rent or something! 😃
great video. very useful for my project. i will add a couple thoughts from doing this and drivers side after watching MrRanger's vids. 1. i still had the screws that hold the rotors on. no need to keep these. i drilled the heads off with a cobalt bit then removed the threaded part after the rotor was off. also my rotors were super rusty and did not come off with the usual hammering in the middle of the rotor. I put a puller around the rotor and on the axle (while the nut was still on), then a gentle pry on the back to pop them off. 2. my airwrench was too wimpy for the axle nut. my workaround was to unstake the nut, put wheel back on without the center cap, lower wheel to ground, then use a breaker bar with a pipe. same for reinstalling the nut. of course if your other front wheel is touching that might provide resistance but doing it that way did not seem wise to me. 3. the old axles were a little hard to get out. the drivers side is harder to access. i did try to tap it out from behind with a long socket extension. could not get that way. the prybar did the trick. i was glad i did not mess around with taking off the exhaust. 4. thanks to MrRanger for adding the torque numbers. very convenient. for the axle nut, my torque wrench did not go that high. i estimated from the length of the breaker bar and my body weight. 5. i did not need to remove the sway bar link on either driver or passenger side. there was already enough room. 6. a few times i let the brake sensor wire get too tight. lucky it did not get messed up.
One of the best CV axle replacement video for Honda Odyssey. Very simple, no need to remove lower control arm/ball joint, cotter pins, or tie rods. Many Thanks.
Great Video since I need to replace my brake pads also this method makes it a lot simpler than other methods I have seen. I'm pretty sure I can do this myself and save a lot of money on labor costs. That is important since I am on a fixed income and cannot afford what the shops are quoting me.
Awesome video. I was inspecting my van today and I just noticed some grease around the inner CV axle and the boot doesn't appear to be torn. My Odyssey just broke 200,000 miles and we live on a gravel road so I'm wondering if the grease finally broke down enough or if the clips/bands came loose? Anyways - this gives me confidence in doing this myself. A couple of questions: 1. Do you know of any other place to buy an OEM axle? Your amazon link doesn't have any in stock. I may call my dealer. 2. When you're unstaking the axle nut, what are you doing exactly? Is there a notch you're moving out the way so that you can unscrew it? 3. When you're installing the new axle, you say to "insure proper installation" - how exactly? It looks like it's grooved and keyed to fit. Just push in so that it's snug against the transmission? Sorry for the beginner's questions. Never done this before but I am eager to learn. Thank you for posting this video. You have a lot of similar comments but I'll echo them. I absolutely love the simplicity of this. No BS - just straight to the point.
No worries about the questions we all have to learn. Basically when I'm unstaking the axle nut, I am bending back the metal so that the nut can spin off, staking it locks the nut in place so that it doesn't come loose. When you're installing the new axle in, you have to make sure the splines line up first then you jab in the axle till you feel the axle seat in, you can tell when it's in all the way or not.
Would You mind sharing what were the symptoms of Intermediate shaft that it needed to be replaced? Great video I already ordered axels for both sides so it's going to be very helpfull, but now I wonder if I shouldn't also buy intermediate.
@@MrRangerZr1 I ended up putting some vice grips on the edge of the housing to keep the cv axle together and effectively turned it into a slide hammer. Axle came right out with a couple wacks
Does the passenger side cv axle have a female splined pocket on the inboard end of the axle where the driver side has a male splined shaft? Thank you so much for your videos. They're excellent!
@@MrRangerZr1 - I clicked the link above for the intermediate shaft video and it says unavailable :( But I found it searching YT. Thanks for all your videos. You are the model for DIY repair videos. Clear, concise, and great video angles.
What would be the symptoms of a bad CV axle would it be clicking while turning the wheel from a standstill because that's what I'm getting right now already change lower control arms and both inner and outer tie rod ends
Hey so I finally figured out what that clunking popping noise was when I turn the wheel at slow acceleration. I didn't have enough grease in my steering column, it fix the the problem right away and it was an easy fix. there's a thread on odyClub explaining how to do it.
I understand that the Odyssey has an ABS system, I even see the ABS sensor wire in the video, but I don't see an ABS ring on the axle. Any insights you can offer?
@@MrRangerZr1, thanks for replying. Maybe I wasn't clear. What I'm wondering is how the ABS system knows how fast the axle/wheel is spinning if the axle doesn't have a tone ring that the ABS sensor can detect the speed of. Is there some other mechanism hidden from view? In other words, what is the ABS sensor listening to if there's no tone ring?
@@MrRangerZr1 The bearing has a magnetic side that is installed to the inboard side. It has a dark maroon color and can be tested with a light piece of steel. If it is installed with this side facing out board the sensor can't read it
Great video! Big help. I couldn't get mine to budge, even with a 5 lb sledge. I put the van in neutral, turned the shaft 180° by hand, tapped it again and it popped right off.
@@philj2670 did you have both front wheels off the ground? Should rotate in park if both wheels are up in the air. Either way, that's a good technique, can be applied to rotors etc as well.
Great video! Big help. I couldn't get mine to budge, even with a 5 lb sledge. I put the van in neutral, turned the shaft 180° by hand, tapped it again and it popped right off.
I had the same problem this morning. solved at the same way by rotating the axle shaft 180° and then popped out with a few good hits. thank you so much for posting your solution
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Thank you so much for these videos. Saved me a ton of money. Had a bit of trouble getting the passenger side axle out but read the comments and once I rotated it and smacked it again it popped out. Not bad for a 71 year old.
Thank you for the SIMPLE way this video was made. I am reading a manual and it seems much more involved. Bought a 2006 Odyssey last fall and both axle joints are shot. Replacing both axles and I am feeling VERY confident after watching this video. I have shade tree mechaniched my way into waaayyy more than I ever thought I would learn and your step by step way has demystified yet another job.
Thank you so much!
If you can do this job and get through it, you can do many other jobs. This one is a known toughie. PITA (pain in the buttocks)
@@christopherl.potter3915 after working 2+ hours to pop the passenger side axle out of tranny it was about an hour job total, but took me like 4. My neck and shoulder scolded me for a few days after. I need a lift to rent or something! 😃
great video. very useful for my project. i will add a couple thoughts from doing this and drivers side after watching MrRanger's vids.
1. i still had the screws that hold the rotors on. no need to keep these. i drilled the heads off with a cobalt bit then removed the threaded part after the rotor was off. also my rotors were super rusty and did not come off with the usual hammering in the middle of the rotor. I put a puller around the rotor and on the axle (while the nut was still on), then a gentle pry on the back to pop them off.
2. my airwrench was too wimpy for the axle nut. my workaround was to unstake the nut, put wheel back on without the center cap, lower wheel to ground, then use a breaker bar with a pipe. same for reinstalling the nut. of course if your other front wheel is touching that might provide resistance but doing it that way did not seem wise to me.
3. the old axles were a little hard to get out. the drivers side is harder to access. i did try to tap it out from behind with a long socket extension. could not get that way. the prybar did the trick. i was glad i did not mess around with taking off the exhaust.
4. thanks to MrRanger for adding the torque numbers. very convenient. for the axle nut, my torque wrench did not go that high. i estimated from the length of the breaker bar and my body weight.
5. i did not need to remove the sway bar link on either driver or passenger side. there was already enough room.
6. a few times i let the brake sensor wire get too tight. lucky it did not get messed up.
One of the best CV axle replacement video for Honda Odyssey. Very simple, no need to remove lower control arm/ball joint, cotter pins, or tie rods.
Many Thanks.
You got Ants in your van! :) 2:00 min mark, upper left. Thanks for posting this with the torque vales, beats me dragging out the shop manual.
You see them carrying the eggs?! lol almost every winter i have this ant issue, they choice this van out of all the cars on my driveway
Watching from France..Great job Sir ...Clear and Simple. You help many people to save money. MERCI Monsieur...
simplicity is key on videos like this, and you nailed it!!!! thnk u bro
Great Video since I need to replace my brake pads also this method makes it a lot simpler than other methods I have seen. I'm pretty sure I can do this myself and save a lot of money on labor costs. That is important since I am on a fixed income and cannot afford what the shops are quoting me.
Pretty much perfect video on this. Right to the point! Thank you.
Awesome video. I was inspecting my van today and I just noticed some grease around the inner CV axle and the boot doesn't appear to be torn. My Odyssey just broke 200,000 miles and we live on a gravel road so I'm wondering if the grease finally broke down enough or if the clips/bands came loose? Anyways - this gives me confidence in doing this myself. A couple of questions:
1. Do you know of any other place to buy an OEM axle? Your amazon link doesn't have any in stock. I may call my dealer.
2. When you're unstaking the axle nut, what are you doing exactly? Is there a notch you're moving out the way so that you can unscrew it?
3. When you're installing the new axle, you say to "insure proper installation" - how exactly? It looks like it's grooved and keyed to fit. Just push in so that it's snug against the transmission?
Sorry for the beginner's questions. Never done this before but I am eager to learn. Thank you for posting this video. You have a lot of similar comments but I'll echo them. I absolutely love the simplicity of this. No BS - just straight to the point.
No worries about the questions we all have to learn.
Basically when I'm unstaking the axle nut, I am bending back the metal so that the nut can spin off, staking it locks the nut in place so that it doesn't come loose.
When you're installing the new axle in, you have to make sure the splines line up first then you jab in the axle till you feel the axle seat in, you can tell when it's in all the way or not.
Man I need to get me a Milwaukee impact gun. F this pry bar and 1/2” ratchet crap I’m dealing with. Good video.
Trust me it's a life saver, you see me using it in almost every video.
Impact wrench link is in the description.
Another good Honda video Mr.Ranger. Thanks much cheers 👍👍👍
As always, great job Sir!
Would You mind sharing what were the symptoms of Intermediate shaft that it needed to be replaced? Great video I already ordered axels for both sides so it's going to be very helpfull, but now I wonder if I shouldn't also buy intermediate.
Maciek Kwiatkowski vibration at speeds. Try to wiggle the shaft to feel for any movement.
Getting good use out of that Mid-Torque 👍🏽
BEAST. Love it.
Rock Star video!
Thanks for the video. Do I need to do wheel alignment once I take off the knuckle?
You should check the alignment
Any tips for popping the CV out from the halfshaft? it just will not budge. I've done a few CV's before but none have been stuck like this one.
Might be rusted together. Try penetrating oil like atf or take the whole assembly out and separate it out of the van
@@MrRangerZr1 I ended up putting some vice grips on the edge of the housing to keep the cv axle together and effectively turned it into a slide hammer. Axle came right out with a couple wacks
what are the signs of bad axles? Mine are making clunking noise when I turn wheel while lifted, sound like not seated properly?
Cut the wheels all the way left/right and accelerate, if you hear clicking/clunking CV axles are shot. Also vibration at highspeeds.
@@MrRangerZr1 that is exactly what is happening, thanks!
Which type of impact wrench you used to remove the axle nut and what is the nut busting torque rating on your impact wrench?
Link in description
Does the passenger side cv axle have a female splined pocket on the inboard end of the axle where the driver side has a male splined shaft? Thank you so much for your videos. They're excellent!
Yes. Check out the passenger side video and intermediate shaft as well.
@@MrRangerZr1 - I clicked the link above for the intermediate shaft video and it says unavailable :( But I found it searching YT. Thanks for all your videos. You are the model for DIY repair videos. Clear, concise, and great video angles.
@@jayquinty Fixed. Thanks!
Maybe it'll become obvious when I do it, but why did you disconnect the stabilizer link? Was that necessary?
Allows more flex, that 1-2 inches really helps.
I agree! Thanks for the video.
What would be the symptoms of a bad CV axle would it be clicking while turning the wheel from a standstill because that's what I'm getting right now already change lower control arms and both inner and outer tie rod ends
Yes that's the common sign of failure. Also check the boots.
@@MrRangerZr1 ok thanks
Hey so I finally figured out what that clunking popping noise was when I turn the wheel at slow acceleration. I didn't have enough grease in my steering column, it fix the the problem right away and it was an easy fix. there's a thread on odyClub explaining how to do it.
I understand that the Odyssey has an ABS system, I even see the ABS sensor wire in the video, but I don't see an ABS ring on the axle. Any insights you can offer?
The ABS sensor is in the knuckle, near the wheel bearing. The axles doesn't have any sensors.
@@MrRangerZr1, thanks for replying.
Maybe I wasn't clear. What I'm wondering is how the ABS system knows how fast the axle/wheel is spinning if the axle doesn't have a tone ring that the ABS sensor can detect the speed of. Is there some other mechanism hidden from view? In other words, what is the ABS sensor listening to if there's no tone ring?
Bradley Turek I believe the axle has a tone ring or its magnetic...
@@MrRangerZr1 The bearing has a magnetic side that is installed to the inboard side. It has a dark maroon color and can be tested with a light piece of steel. If it is installed with this side facing out board the sensor can't read it
@@gammarotor yeah
What tool did you use to remove the cv axle from the transmission? Some kind of a wedge?
pry bar
Are the parts the same? Like do I hey the axle and can use it on either side?
No different parts.
For some odd reason I can't get mine to slide off like yours did.
Just need a good angle and good wack. It may be rusted in place too.
@@MrRangerZr1 I made a slide hammer with a vise grip end. I'll be giving that a shot tomorrow.
@@bimteck worst case you might have to remove the whole passenger axle assembly if it's rust welded. Intermediate shaft video in description
Great video! Big help.
I couldn't get mine to budge, even with a 5 lb sledge.
I put the van in neutral, turned the shaft 180° by hand, tapped it again and it popped right off.
@@philj2670 did you have both front wheels off the ground? Should rotate in park if both wheels are up in the air. Either way, that's a good technique, can be applied to rotors etc as well.
What brand are those brake lines?
Stainless steel braided. Check out my brake hose replacement video.
Muy buen video 👍
my pilot roars head-on when I accelerate it's probably the cv axle
check the wheel bearings
good job!
Good job man$
Mines no matter how hard i banged on that axle didnt budge going tomorrow and do it on the lift
Doing on stands is annoying but can be done as you saw. Just need the right angle when you smack it.
Can’t get my old axle out of the damn car.
It can be a PITA. Use penetrating oil.
Great video! Big help.
I couldn't get mine to budge, even with a 5 lb sledge.
I put the van in neutral, turned the shaft 180° by hand, tapped it again and it popped right off.
I had the same problem this morning. solved at the same way by rotating the axle shaft 180° and then popped out with a few good hits. thank you so much for posting your solution
How easy make it seem to remove the upper link nut 😂😂😂😂wasnt even rusted wish i have the same luck
Not in the rust belt. Seen nearly new cars rusted in the rust belt.