Honda Car Forum

hi,

i volunteered to swap the engine in a 93 civic fro a friend whose
daughter decided to run the car w/o oil...anyway, i am not sure how to
remove the 1/2 shafts, any hints? do the lower ball joints need to be
split? i have never had good luck not damaging the boots, is giving the
hub a few good whack to loosen it ok?

thanks,
peter

peter wrote:
> hi,
>
> i volunteered to swap the engine in a 93 civic fro a friend whose
> daughter decided to run the car w/o oil...anyway, i am not sure how to
> remove the 1/2 shafts, any hints? do the lower ball joints need to be
> split? i have never had good luck not damaging the boots, is giving the
> hub a few good whack to loosen it ok?
>
> thanks,
> peter

yes, split the joints. tegger's got a pic of the correct tool in the
faq's. don't use a pickle fork - it'll wreck the boots.