The brotherinlaw has an 04 focus and the cv joints are comin out. How do i get everything apart? Any help is appreciated. Pics would be nice if possible.

 

very large sledge hammer, and a plasma cutter.

 

How do you get what apart, the joint itself? I would just replace the axle, the extra money is worth the hassle you will avoid.

 

Thats what i mean is to get the axle out.

 

Can't say for sure but USUALLY-

Remove wheel, take strut off of lower control arm

Disconnect tie rod and leave caliper connected set to the side

take big nut off of end of driveshaft

Unbolt front drive axle from flange at transmission shaft.

You may need to take the hub assembly off of the lower control arm to have enough slack to get the axle out.

Never done a Focus, but it's probably kind of maybe close to something like that.

 

you ain't no fun no more Cheeto.
last year my answer would have resulted i a stinging remark from you.


anyway, jack the car and support with a jack stand on the frame.
remove the wheel.
remove the brakes and move out of the way.
take the big nut off the axle. this should be a 32mm socket.
remove the tie rod from the steering knuckle.
remove the 2 bolts from the strut, and pull the hub assembly away from the strut.
you should now be able to maneuver the hub assembly off of the axle.
drain the trans-axle. you may or may not have to remove the under the trans skid plate to drain the trans.
pull the axle out. sometimes you will need a slide hammer to get the axle out.
if the CV joint is real bad and separates, you will need to make a small steel plate with a nut welded to it that will need to be welded to the stub that stays in the trans-axle so you can use a slide hammer to remove the stub.
WARNING!!! if you need to weld to the stub, make sure to either use a electrical system surge protector, or remove the battery cables so you don't fry the computer, and attach your ground clamp as close to the axle stub as possible. the lock clip on the axle will make a slide hammer a must use if the CV joint separates.

this is not that bad of a job if the axle comes out in one piece.
if it separates like my nieces did, it will take about 3 hours to fix.
it it comes out in one piece, plan on 2 hours.

 

dude go buy a cheap Haynes manual, or if your really cheap go to the library and borrow one.

 

haynes manuals are so useless and full of miss information or flat out wrong information, that they are not even good for lining the bottom of a bird cage.

 

Plasma cutter sounds better

Trufcakes. Those things arnt worth the ink they are printed with.

 

Yeah good point, disregard what I posted.

 

don't read me wrong, what meant was for a mechanic haynes books are useless.

but for an apartment dwelling city slicker that wants to know where the oil fill is on the engine, or where the spare tire and jack are stored, the haynes books are ok.