How to remove front axle assembly?
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Car: 84 Firebird/85 Z28
Engine: 305 4bbl/427 4bbl
Transmission: 700R4/TH400
Axle/Gears: 3.23/2.73
How to remove front axle assembly?
I was just wondering how to unbolt the front axle assembly from the front subframe and if it needs to be torqued back down during reinstallation. I plan on doing an engine swap as well as cleaning up the trans tunnel and engine bay and it would be much easier to get in there and clean up everything with the front axle assembly, engine, and trans out of the way.
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Car: 1987 IROC-Z
Engine: TPIS II Supercharged w/Nitrous
Transmission: 700R4 Probuilt
Axle/Gears: 3:73 Richmond 12 Bolt
Re: How to remove front axle assembly?
Unless your F-Body is 4 wheel drive, it is called a spindle.. I used an air impact and sockets to unbolt mine. It did come out, but took a little patience. And generally everything should be torqued but once I installed the bolts, I just ensured that they were tight and it has never come upon.
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Car: GTA
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Aussie 9-bolt/3.27 posi
Re: How to remove front axle assembly?
I get the impression that you are asking about removing the entire crossmember with both wheels. Big task, as the engine mounts to it & the spindles mounts to the body above & to the lower a-arm below.
REAL rough, undetailed description, far from "the way" it comes out:
Unhook all electrical & plumbing from engine to body.
Unbolt struts from body
Disconnect steering from spindles
Remove tranny crossmember
Remove driveshaft
Unhook shifter (if Automatic tranny)
Jack car way up & lower crossmember with engine attached.
Only a million times more complicated that what I described above. Far from impossible, but not a simple afternoon job for just 1 person either.
REAL rough, undetailed description, far from "the way" it comes out:
Unhook all electrical & plumbing from engine to body.
Unbolt struts from body
Disconnect steering from spindles
Remove tranny crossmember
Remove driveshaft
Unhook shifter (if Automatic tranny)
Jack car way up & lower crossmember with engine attached.
Only a million times more complicated that what I described above. Far from impossible, but not a simple afternoon job for just 1 person either.
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Car: 84 Firebird/85 Z28
Engine: 305 4bbl/427 4bbl
Transmission: 700R4/TH400
Axle/Gears: 3.23/2.73
Re: How to remove front axle assembly?
Unless your F-Body is 4 wheel drive, it is called a spindle.. I used an air impact and sockets to unbolt mine. It did come out, but took a little patience. And generally everything should be torqued but once I installed the bolts, I just ensured that they were tight and it has never come upon.
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Re: How to remove front axle assembly?
A lot of ppl like to pull the motor from the top (305 or 350). Others like the drop out method because the K-member, struts, wheels and everything between can all come out as 1pc.
just read any of the engine removal threads... it's the same thing, just out of the bottom
This is a pic of Ghetto's swap
just read any of the engine removal threads... it's the same thing, just out of the bottom
This is a pic of Ghetto's swap
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