I need to change the CV joints in a 96 Hyundai Excel. I am reasonably handy with mechanical works, but I have never attempted this before. Is this something I can do myself, or do I need to get a professional to do it?

CV joint/axle. You will have to call a local garage for a quote.

If the cv joint vibrated the hell out of the transmission before it was replaced, your mech is right. the inside of the tranny may need to be rebuilt. If there was little or no vibration I suggest its just co-incidence. did they fillit back up with trans oil when they changed the joint? that will cause all sorts of computer errors due to insufficient oil pressure to activate solenoids. I;d make sure its correctly full.

jack up vehicle, remove wheel, remove split pin from hub nut, remove nut, remove lower ball joint nut & separate ball joint, lever lower arm down, pull hub forward while pushing cv joint in wards through hub, remove cv gaiter clips and slide back on shaft, hold shaft firmly and knock cv joint off with hammer, pack new joint with grease, and place on shaft with nut on threads carefully knock on with hammer, re-fit parts in reverse order

hi there i have a 96 hyundai excel,car has no dash lights or power to start the car,ive try my immobilizer but stil cant find the problem,does any one know how to bypass the immobilizer??ive disconnected all immobilizer wirers so far and re joint them to the original wires but stil no luck...any help would be appreciated

This is hard to diagnose without more details, but I would suspect the cv joint. Tie rods will not normally clunck constantly. Both can break - a cv joint is not dangerous, but a tie rod breaking is. Worth having a shop check it out.

the joint is fairly easy to change. the hardest part is getting the hub assembly off. you will need a36mm sokcet for the hub nut.i had to use an 18" breaker bar to remove it.

we had a hyundai once, that stopped and started for no apparent reason , after much looking at and mechanics it turned out to be some butterfly or non return valves leading from the fuel pump to the engine. they were closing up and stopping fuel from passing through , might be the same kind of thing . hope this helps

yes . do not replace just the C.V joint, replace the whole axle it will be cheaper in the long run!


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difficult one but not surmountable,need right tools to remove grille and find a way into bottom of catch ,suggest you call your local mobile mechanic as this sort of thing is hands on and without car in front of me its difficult to advise as iam a general mechanic with a bad case of old timers.but most likely cause is the outer cable has pulled through the end fastening but what end ?? as i wrote its a hands on job.

Get the mechanic to check the front CV boots for tears and get them to check the front CV joints. Explain the problem to the service manager. They should know how to properly check them. The shafts usually come as a rebuilt assembly with new joints on both ends, and are relatively easy to replace.