Subaru Outback Forester CV Axle Shaft Replace
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- Опубліковано 5 бер 2018
- In this video I show the process for replacing the front CV axle shafts on a 2009 Subaru Outback. This process is similar to other years and models of Subaru vehicles such as Legacy and Forester models and others. Watch this video for helpful information.
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Thank you! Field Service Manual says to pull everything off - about 3x as much work. One note from a shade tree mechanic without a lift... Make sure the front tire on the opposite side is off the ground. Otherwise the sway bar is under pressure and makes it near impossible to get the spindle back onto the strut. Maybe that is obvious - but I had to learn the hard way.
If I'm understanding you correctly, you mean that you used a bottle jack or some such and only one front tire was off the ground? So if I use a floor jack and lift the whole front of the car off the ground I should be fine?
@@jamesfrench4337 yes
@@jamesfrench4337If you are going to be crawling under to dislodge the inner cv from the diff/trans, you should put it up on jackstands anyway. Then its just easier to keep everything level and unloaded.
Car Doctor, I owe you one! I am a confident home mechanic but had never done a cv axle before. I watched your clear and concise instructions and then did the job myself on my 18’ in an hour and a half start to beer. Seriously I owe you a beer, thanks.
where did you buy your axle? I've been searching the internet for an hour for my 19'.
@@randyphillips1029 I have had to buy two, both occasions from a dealer.
@@JB-ss3bv thanks. I looked everywhere, and it looks like the dealer is the only one who sells them.
@@randyphillips1029 when you get the axle, make sure they give you a new hub nut. The dealer forgot one time. They are single use but only $3.50 at least.
Great video. Very detailed, this guy knows what he is doing. I been working on my own cars for 50 years, taught by my father but with this video I think anyone could perform this task. Thank you for making this so simple.
That method you showed is so much easier than taking the ball joint off. Thanks, you saved me hours....
Great Walk through. Replaced front passenger axle on a 2015 Forester. Had to pound the spindle out of the hub with a couple of hard hits with a punch, and it took more force than I thought to pop it out of the differential,/transmission. Saved ~600 bucks. Thanks!
Thanks for the vid. Just finished my wife's 2012 Forester, was way easier than I had expected. Piece of cake
Very cool. Take care
Did u do the ball joint or the knuckle
@@KeatonsCarlott Blind? Are you blind? Not only did he do one and not the other, but he explained why, right here in this video. SMH.
@@moregrouchy The ball joint instead of strut pinch bolts does not change the alignment. I did not hear him say he checked the alignment.
@@351blazerhe specifically calls out to mark the position of the eccentric (upper bolt) on the strut tower so that an alignment (Camber adjustment) might not be necessary! Then says he was going to be doing an alignment anyway.
Super helpful! Watched the video, then flawlessly replaced the same side axle on my 2006 Forester. The torque specifications are especially appreciated.
Excellent
You rule! I just did my wife’s 2011 Outback and it was really straight forward. I look like a hero.
Great job and easy to understand. One thing for do it at home-rs....jack up both sides of tbe car...if you dont the strut wont align with the bracket! I learned the hard way and a phone call to my mechanic!! Thanks for your super videos...
Thank you very much for this video, informative, to the point, no stupid editing or fanfare. For what it's worth to anyone reading, I borrowed a slide hammer kit as well as a 2-3 claw gear puller kit from the parts store. It took a combination of these in my case. The CV shaft was badly stuck in the spindle/hub and no amount of pounding with the BFH helped. The gear puller made short work of it. I also had a hard time getting it out of the transmission, though that was partially because my shaft had come apart.
I was having a tough time with mine, tried a plastic mallet, rubber mallet, wooden maul then figured I’m not reusing the old axle so I grabbed a 5lb masonry hammer and tappy tap tap she was off. Heat treat must be good because there was no damage.
Get a brass bar, maybe 8" long. Set that against the face, and strike it. No damage.
Very instructive and beneficial video for those who repair their cars at home! Congratulations on the work of recording this great video! Thanks!
Thank you
Thank you so much for this great video. You made it simple for me to swap out both CV Axles on my 2010 Subaru Forester. I've paid to have this done on previous Subaru's, but now I have the confidence to to handle this and other advanced repairs. You did a great job with this video. Keep doing this. It's beneficial to a lot of us.
Hey I've gotta do this for my 2010 turbo diesel Forester were there any problems that you encountered while doing it that I should know about?
Thanks
Doing my 2013 forester now. So far, spot on! Thanks!😁
Best video on this task. A lot of videos rush thru the work without showing clearly what they are doing on some steps. For all of us nonprofessional mechanics, we need to see exactly what is going on. Thank you for the excellent video.
Glad to see ya torquing those axle nuts. Had an axle put in my lesabre and few months later, the wheel bearing assembly went out. I changed it out myself, after using a 6ft cheater pipe to break loose that axle nut with someone holding the socket on the nut for me. Nice video!
I bet that the axle replacement was difficult and the shop was beating on it with a sledgehammer to get it out, and that is what caused your bearing failure. I've heard similar stories many times (axle replacement leads to bearing failure down the road). I've been working on my own family's cars for almost 40 years and have never had a wheel bearing failure, and don't beat my cars with hammers (unless carefully done and understood).
Timster the Guru God of Automotives... Hey man it's always a pleasure to be apart of your class when you are teaching us kids to do things the right way in a timely fashion.. Thanks Tim you are one bad ass dude...
haha, thanks but I think most of you students could do it in half the time. I just make it look easy by using the magic of video editing.
The Car Doctor ...Lol..
VERY helpful as I need to do this tomorrow on my Forester. Thanks!
Good luck!
Great instructions with plenty of good tips, thanks Tim.
I appreciate that. Kinda entry level job but perfect for the DIYer who wants to save a few bucks. Take it easy!
Thank you so much for posting this video. Just replaced my left front CV Axle and this video made things extremely manageable. Thanks again!
Your videos are fantastic straight to the pint easy to understand you not only save me a lot of money but I fell ore seure when I am driven my car your video as teach me so much I been able to prevent major incidents thank you so much for wat you teach. I aprésate every tip.
Great video Good tips I had a bit of trouble getting the old one out as the outer was seized and would not bend well But all back together and rolling Thanks
Great job Tim as always and have yourself a good day!!
Thank you Ed, its going good so far. Need a few more of these gravy jobs for sure! Take care
great video. Feel pretty confident in doing this on my buddy's car now, thanks!
Outstanding video. Great camera work, light, and narration. Thanks!
Worked like a charm, you saved me hundreds! Thanks Doc!
Great news Steve! Thank you for watching my vids. blessings
Hey The Car Doctor thanks for your video. It was very informative and helped me today get the job done. Thanks dude. :)
thank you
As always a great video my friend. Thanks for sharing your video. It's good to see you back on UA-cam. I hope you have a blessed safe week.
right arm!
@@ThecardoctorTV Hey Tim, It's great to hear from you. I hope you and your family are doing well. I have not been receiving all of my UA-cam videos for the last year or so. Just 3 or 4 here and there. I don't know what has happened. Being trying to figure it out. Do you have any suggestions as to what has gone wrong? I hope to get it fixed soon. Stay well & safe my friend.
It was very educational with precise explanations to the point. thanks very much
Nice work, easy to follow.
Thanks mate, extremely helpful video
Good Job, helps me see and understand the inner workings of my Subaru. You are a classic man, thanks.
Cheers bud, very helpful and good instruction. Worth the watch.
Thanks for a very detailed and easy to follow video. This video helped give me the confidence to replace mine myself.
great job on this video, nicely done. I will be able to take care of my 04 Forester now. 🍻
right on!
Thank you for this video, made my life easier by a long shot.
Thanks for this, super helpful!
Nice works and a very nice video. Thanks for posting
Great job as always enjoy your channel a bunch
Thank you!
You rock dude, thanks for the video.
Thank you so much
Great video sir, I feel I owe you a beer!
IPA is good...:)
Nice job Tim!!
Thank you kind sir.
"This is my special tool for Subaru's and it works good on Subaru's". That was awesome. I always enjoy your videos Tim. Keep up the great videos which provides plenty of information and sometimes a little humor.
I have a special tool for every brand....funny thing is the tools all look like a standard sledge hammer..haha. Blessings friend
Iv'e watched several of these cv replacement vids and I'me confident I can do this myself. Thank you Car Doctor! One thing though- one vid I watched recommended 140 ft/lbs on the spindle nut while you recommend 162 ft/lbs.
Always check the manual for your specific vehicle spec. Good luck!
14-18 Subaru Forester is:
Front axle: 220 n-m / 162.3 ft-lb
Rear axle: 190 n-m / 140.13 ft-lb
Just make sure you're not looking at the rear torque number!
@@mattp.7318 Thanks Doc!
Awesome tutorial first time and went smoothly thanks to this.
Right on!
Thanks mate the way of removing the 2 knuckles at top much quicker than the bottom one I've done previous,
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! This video helped me so much!!
This was awesome. Thank you very much!
glad it helped
Great Video Thx Tim
It's nice when they pop out easily (from the diff)!
Thomas EXOVCDS it’s even nicer when the pop back in easily
Fantastic vid, thanks
Excellent video. Thank you!
Excellent video. Thank you. 👍
very good video and well explained
hello i am a new subscriber you have great video content my wife and i are thinking of buying a used subaru would like to see more subaru videos in the future keep up the great work
Thank you
Very good video. Well said. Thank you sir. Wish more videos were like this. Did it myself no problem
I take that back. Seems like they have me the wrong axle. Too short. Pop and snapped and now it's stuck
I didn't know rick from pawn stars fixed his own cars! Great video thanks for the help!!
That's his stunt double
Thank you great video, very helpful
I like the db cooper sticker on your torque wrench
It helped a lot! Thank you 🙏🏼
Thanks for the great video!
thank you for watching
Very thorough. Thanks.
Very well done video thank you
Great video thank you
Thanks. Something to hold you over till my next production im working on. It will be a feature length production. Stay tuned.
Your video was clear and easy to follow specifically because you did it all in one cut. I didn't miss a single aspect of how it is done, and was able to approach the job with great confidence never having done it before. My cv axle is replaced, it took less than an hour, and my wife can get to and from work safely again. Thank you sir.
it was very true
Just a now know fact is that new CV axles from my Subaru dealer do NOT come with a Shaft spindle nut when buying the axle. So like you say, we got the shaft. Lucky for me the old one worked as the dealer isn't close. The young man doing the job for me was very praised the Subaru for its ease of this job compared to other axles he has done. Maybe made him a believer. LOL
Thank you; very informative
Thank you for your video
Great video. Thank you.
Great video, you make it look very simple. I have a question, while I make every attempt to use OEM on my 2008 Legacy, what aftermarket store do you find yourself using the most?
NAPA, Advanced, Autozone...etc
Thanks
it all depends but CarQuest here locally is my go-to source for aftermarket. Same as Advance in the lower 48 states. Blessings
Great video, Sir. Thank you!
Thank you
I appreciate the help it worked out great.
Awesome. Thanks.
Thanks for this. The place I went to wanted 1300 to do this to both sides.
Hi, I'm about to replace a front Axle on a subaru forester 2014, did you had to replace the differential oil after this? Did you lose any differential oil during this service?
Thanks for the video
Great video
Thank you for the encouragement! It was a quick fix.
The Subrau tool looks like the Ford tool! Nice video
Very similar for sure. This one is metric (4.53 kg) the Ford is a 10 lb unit...haha
Check out may03lt last couple of videos, you will get a kick out of them
Hello Doctor!!!! I am a Shade Tree Mechanic by Heart and this 2005 Subaru Forester AWD is my first experience with all will drive and CV Axles. Your video is a Star on presentation on how do change the CV Axle. One question though, I do not remember You showing lithium grease being applied to both ends of the axle. Should that be done on both ends?
I'm gonna have to change mine out on my subaru. I have this video saved. Will save me from bringing back to the mechanic that claimed he fixed the issue the first time.
Looks like a great time to do your rotors and pads too.
I have 115K on my car and when we took the axle out looking at the rotor and pads, everything look near new.
Is this pretty much the same for a 2018 ouback2.5 ? Love the video. Hopefully this will save me some money doing it myself it looks pretty simple. I have a massive popping noise that started last may, and has progressed substantially to every single turn I make in any direction it’s making noise , brought it to someone that went to school for auto and they said almost certainly it’s CV axle , although the boots are fine. No leaks no tears . Sounds like left side but I got both axles. Jacked the car up all the way around and tried to move the wheels at 6n12 so I don’t think it’s wheel bearings there’s no movement there .
Great vid, but shouldn't you replace the final drive housing seal while you've got it all apart?
If you want to you can, but if it's not leaking then there's no NEED to replace it.
Thankyou I got both of my Front ones done. Is there a video for the rear?
You Little Rippa, by that i mean, Thank You for the how to Vid. Excellent. I have a 2012 Forester thats just started to click every now and then when turning right....
I just got a call from the Subaru dealer & they told me a front cv shaft is bad & a front lower ball joint also; total about $1000 on my 2016 Forester 2.5; that is NUTS! I should have no problem replacing those parts myself.
Smashing repair Tim :-D, back to new again.
I bet the adjustment wasn't too far off, close enough not to make much difference :-D.
I wonder if the quality of the boots is worse than it used to be, some people have no end of trouble with them splitting.
Yes, here in cold weather they sem to crack boots more often. Probably the same for hot areas I guess. I wish I lived somewhere that it just rained all the time...
Piss and wind in the uk, that's just the people LOL :-D
Thanks for the video. My husband replaced our front CV axles on a 2013 Subaru Forester using this method and now there is a clicking noise when it shifts from park to drive or reverse. What do you think he did wrong?
He replaced OEM axles with axels that aren’t as good. Subarus come with good axles, if they are making noise you probably have a broken axle boot that needs to be replaced, not the whole thing.
On Subarus Its very common for the front inner boots to leak from the factory. For DIY, replacing the boot is an easy job.
I've never done this but re-watching this video, would it be extremely easy to change the struts/springs at this time as well?
That's what I was thinking. Once you are that far the struts are ready to come off.
I have a '96 Subaru, which should be quite like this one. However, I have to take off some of the exhaust because they are under the inside of the CV joint. Why wasn't that an issue with this car or did he skip taking off the exhaust?
I have 2019 wrx I need to replace my driver side as I punctured it when putting on coilovers, I think process might he same 🤔🤷🏾♂️
Great video, it seems it only took 16 minutes or so based on this video, to do that repair. That’s with moderation along the way. I got a quote from a Subaru dealer for the left front axle for $572.00. I know everyone has to make a living, but it seems like highway robbery. The labor for this should be $150 tops based on you video, not $400 labor. I wish I wasn’t so physically beat up, I’d fix it myself. Thanks for the educational video, at least I know what’s involved and know what should be a fair price, thanks
That's wise advice to not use antiseize on lug nuts. I did that for a while, until I found one that had spun itself off. A little corrosion is not a bad thing.
Friction is the key, reducing friction is bad anti seize does that. Corrosion is not good. Clean it off with a wire brush.
Looking to do this on a 2015 Forester, this video makes me feel much better about giving this a shot. Now I just need to decide which CV axle brand I want to go with. I feel Subaru charges way too much for OEM.
Just find the Subaru OEM part number and search it on rock auto, you'll find the OEM part, but without the Subaru label so it will be much cheaper
Is there a sweet spot on the inside where the splines have to line up or just line them up and maybe use a Subaru "tool?"
You refer to your "Subaru Tool" hammer. I as a DIYer still have a little confusion as to what hammer to use when. There are so many types of hammer however I feel there are only a few must have hammers. It would be nice to have a top 5 hammers video from someone practical like yourself.
The key attribute for this use of a hammer was that it was plastic and wouldn't harm the threads of the shaft while using it to seat the shaft. Even a rubber mallet would work probably but im one who believes bigger is always better...haha. Hope that helps explain it better. Blessings!
I just replaced both of the front axles on my 05 Forester XS with Cardone axles (due to them having good reviews as far as aftermarket goes). I used the ball joint entry so I could replace those as well. But now there is clicking at lower speeds and wobble when the engine is under load. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Aftermarket CV axles usually vibrate. OEM only if you plan to keep vehicle longer. Or just replace a joint and the boot.
I know this is from 3 years ago but wanted to reply anyways for any future DIY. Due to the harmonics of the Boxer engine (horizontal opposed cylinders) a worn of failed rear transmission mount will also potentially cause a vibration to appear if using a new, not rebuilt cv axle shaft. New axles have exceptionally tight clearances of the joint. A rebuilt, has been reground and has slightly looser tolerances. A rebuilt unit is just as good if done by a quality rebuilder. Check the rear mount and replace if spongy, cracked or worn. A worn mount can cause the engine to sit slightly off center.
So no one mentions the other way without messing with the alignment bolts. So if you’re changing out the hub assembly, you then can also change the axel?
Anchorage Alaska lots of snow this year I haven't seen this much snow in years what's going on
I have no idea. It started off slow but seems to be finishing strong for sure. I had to shovel this morning again...haha, maybe it will be a hot summer!!!
Thank you for this video! I might have to do this on my car. What's your number so I can all you when I have spare parts or things start falling off? hahah