battlecat Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I am planning to replace both front axles (and all front axle bearings and seals) on my 1980 4wd GL wagon and I am awaiting shipment of all the parts tomorrow. I am off work today and tomorrow and I would like to get a head start on the job, hopefully to complete it in two days (today to tear down, tomorrow to rebuild). It seems I heard something somewhere about a possible problem that could result from taking both axles off at the same time but I can't seem to find it while searching this forum (did I dream this?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skishop69 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I've done it a couple of times myself with no problem, though I find it quicker to do one side at a time save for driving out the roll pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Some newer front wheel drive cars you can't take out both sides at once because the spiders there pin will fall out. Doesn't apply to any subaru I know of. Espescially older ones with Male stubs. Axles just slide onto the stubs, so nothing inside is disturbed. But on Honda Civics and Accords, Nissan Altima, and slews of others it is nessecary to either do one at a time, or use a wooden dowel rod inserted through the first axle "hole" to support the spiders while the other side is removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beataru Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Darnit Gloyale. I wanted to be the one with the answer!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlecat Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 OH okay, thanks to both of you for your rapid response! I could really save some time by getting started today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 wow, and to think i've done some friends honda's before having no idea. glad i didn't remove two at once, that would have sucked to learn that the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricearu Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 maybe THATS why we had to beat the axle in when we did motor/trans swaps in all those civics, integras, and crxs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 A possibility is that the reference was to removing both stub axles at once: This might make it difficult to properly reposition the diff carrier whne replaceing/retightening the bearing retainers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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