How To Rebuild a Constant Velocity (CV or Birfield) Joint

This video shows how to disassemble, inspect and reassemble a Constant Velocity (CV or Birfield) Joint. If we can ever assist you in any of your off-road needs log on to www.lowrangeoffroad.com or call us at 801-805-6644.

[@ruslan2676]

Simple and straightforward, very good tutorial 👏👏👏

[@endurofan9854]

a very clear and straight forward tutorial sir... the best video i've seen regarding CV joint 👌

[@lilrome204]

FOR SURE HELPED WHEN DOING CV AXLE BOOTS ON PORSCHE, AUDI AND VW

[@JnksFINRG]

Superb video, did my first CV rebuild with help of this one and everything went smoothly. 👍

[@ChannelConnect82]

I'm trying to do the same job, gonna be very helpful in the process of getting the job done. Thanks for video 👊

[@crazyDIYguy]

I always knew my ride has balls of steel.😆

[@Nemesis2747]

Saw this video last week and what i learned from here saved me yesterday. Replacing the axle on my Audi i removed a ziptie holding on the inner joint too early and the balls started falling out when positioning the axle. Cleaned and greased the balls and put them back in saving me a headache.

[@pragasamsupiahs8419]

Good job sir.Thanks for the Video.greetings from Malaysia. 😊😊

[@trinifirst6702]

It's good to promote rebuilding rather than replacing.

[@CHEVYK10]

A lost art in this world

[@crxdelsolsir]

Throw away society all in the name of greed (but disguised as efficiency and warranty security). Manufacturers = Financially Wins as it gets to sell you more than you need (whole assemblies) increasing profits Mechanics = Financially Wins by having a higher Profit margin on top of more expensive whole assemblies. Wins again as the fix is faster (ensures profit consistency per job). Customer = Financially Loses due to paying a lot more for buying whole assemblies. Environment = Loses due to more pollution manufacturing and more pollution as land fill

[@eze8024]

Today's society is too quick to throw away and buy, instead of fixing.

[@danielschubert4958]

As a mechanic while I agree rebuilding is a good thing to know how to do, in certain situations like cvs it’s usually actually cheaper for the customer to replace the unit rather than getting it rebuilt so to the extra cost of labour spent rebuilding. If doing it yourself then definitely rebuilding is much cheaper

[@mawabethel]

very informative and skillfully presented, Thank you #lowrangeoffroad. Love from Vanuatu

[@pablolopezparrague499]

Thank you!!! Great video

[@liamjhewitt1]

You probably saved me at least a couple of hours there, cheers

[@artnoll]

Great video, great voice over. Think I would try this on somebody else's CV joint before mine.

[@budhihart8161]

In indonesia..we fix cv joint....by recondition the cage....and the sound gone away....and only for 6 dollars minus the boot

[@PUBLICIDADECOS]

@@budhihart8161 How do you recondition the cage?...

[@budhihart8161]

@@PUBLICIDADECOS if the cage is symetric .just reverse it..put inside to outside.. But if not..then just weld and re shape the inner side of the cage with grinder

[@PUBLICIDADECOS]

thanks, @@budhihart8161

[@PUBLICIDADECOS]

Thanks, @@budhihart8161 ...It will be great if you make a video of that recondition :)

[@richardperry4115]

Very helpful, at this moment I’m doing the exact job on my Daihatsu fortrak . Many thanks .

[@knightrunner1667]

where did you pick up your rebuild kit for this buddy

[@richardperry4115]

@@knightrunner1667 Milners in uk . 🇬🇧

[@dixonmarrah7564]

Hi low range garage, we do follow up all your tube videos me and my younger brother. Me and my younger brother we a garage on our own. But Your healthy support towards tools. like Jack stands, air wrench, hub seal tools etc. With thanks.

[@stoker20]

I'm surprised no lubrication was used!!! Very interesting. Replaced an outer boot on my Honda today. Someone warned about balls falling out but that was never a worry for me. Must be worn as hell if the balls fall out. Mine was almost as tight as that one.

[@ianholden5236]

I wish I saw this yesterday I just put my axle back together and was wishing I knew how to pull the birfields apart hahaha

[@irshadashraf7945]

very technical video basically i am Machanic

[@mwevurasalum4695]

What about grease no needed when installing the ball

[@vinny6935]

This is great - thank you so much for sharing this video!

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[@gusrohan9868]

@Kamryn Finn happy to help :D

[@khimsophacarfixing]

This is a good work. I like it.

[@DOCTOR6423]

extremely professional way to teach.great job. from Pakistan

[@estbiker]

Very helpful video!

[@katlegomohlala5545]

I still feel nothing beats brand new. But very informative

[@JahvaBonner]

Thank you so much for teàching❤ God bless you sir

[@FiliposM3]

Thanks for that... Few days ago I pulled apart my whole driveshaft from a '99 Toyota, and couldn't assemble back an outer CV joint, because in the inner CV joint I had to insert these balls from inside and I thought that it is the same on the outer CV joint, lol. Thanks again!

[@TomTom-up1kz]

Very good job 👍

[@DOCTOR6423]

great video.good luck

[@devilalsuthar177]

नमस्कार मे आपके ईस काम से हमें बहुत सिख मिली

[@uduakedet4796]

Good to see people

[@amana1480]

Does it matter if the balls go back in different positions compared to how they were removed?

[@OSCARANDRES039]

How do you remove the spline shaft from the rased??

[@bstevenson1002]

Perfect.. thank you

[@hatemalfiqi4582]

big like Thank you

[@TomTom-up1kz]

Very good job thanks for you 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@macloviomus4246]

Nice video tanks for that

[@tnamen1307]

Sir, my car CV axle has a play and make sounds on both sides of the front car. I hold the CV axle firmly, pushing in and out. During this time, the axle makes a play movement about 1 cm with a bit of click sounds. There are no leaks or signs of worn in the bushings or rubber parts. Is this normal? And any danger in driving with this axle play? Would be please to hear a good solution Thanks

[@ariftoygar1556]

Thank you.

[@jakobat1994]

thats a nice looking hammer you got

[@lowrangeoffroad1]

Custom made lol

[@nizamiqurbanov8961]

Recros Recr

[@jacksegond7163]

Good vid for half the job. Would like to know how you separate the rest of the cv tho? How do you get the long shaft out?

[@cassimdangor6578]

Thank u I hv learned a new task

[@RKubernac]

Thanks for the video definitely helped me but one question I have is would a brass punch and hammer be a better choice? Watching you installing it by hammering on the ball with a steel punch, did it not leave a flat spot?

[@lowrangeoffroad1]

That is a good question. These parts are super hard. We took this joint apart several times with these tools and there was not sign of any damage at all. We have tried brass and found that brass flakes and chips off leaving little pieces of brass inside the joint and they are almost impossible to clean out. So we recommend using steel tools. Thanks for viewing and commenting.

[@ericdixon2898]

I installed some outer wheel bearing races into a brake drum with a hammer and punch. Ruined my punch.

[@armandog.damato8193]

Exacty. IMO, for this job soft steel tools are the best.

[@bnellynel]

I use hardwood dowels they work very very well and no shavings no scratches at all.

[@longobardir]

use a nice solid chunk of UHMWPE plastic

[@adeelautosworkshop373]

Very informative great

[@firoznanji1771]

Very Very Good, Thank You

[@garrisonk8627]

is it possible to install the race upside down in the cage? i rebuilt my cv joints on my honda s2000 and there is a humming noise coming from the drivetrain now

[@sisilsuranjan5019]

thank you

[@robworrall6832]

That was excellent but what about types of grease and how to pack the CV properly?

[@mackoytvkuntingkaalamancha3491]

Nice job sir

[@jameswah5458]

I Think you are a supper star. Can I ask a quick question . I bought a new CV join all shape and size are identical same amount of inner teeth but the teeth/grove slightly different shape the new one it had a v shape grove instead of a U shape grove and it seen 2mm smaller to fit to the main shaft. will it be ok to remove the old internal into the new one with the new bearing. The old CV join make click when turning corner as the rubber cover was damage with unknown time. any help thanks in advance.

[@abdullahvetran8597]

Thank you. For your steps . That is veri good.

[@mahmoods9861]

Hi, if the cv axle joint, wheel hub side, almost seized, is it still good to repair or cv axle no good anymore?

[@havelpants5248]

My question is, if a cv joint is mishandled and comes apart inside the boot, can it be reassembled whether the boot is left on or not? Or was that something that would damage components and need them replaced?

[@wilE6764]

my problem is getting that bigger part off the vehicle..any suggestions...i heated & tapped it cant get it off..thanks

[@TheThelocalboi]

tks udb!

[@specialtymachining]

Shaft is retained in constant velocity joint by circlip; drive joint off shaft.

[@ssmwalker]

Hi guys. Great video. However, what I don't understand is that when pulling apart a good working VB join / Birfield, the whole thing moves around nicely, but during re-assemby the Birfield seems to be very tight. How do we get this re-assemblrf Birfield to become as loose as the original?

[@nimalasirirandombage5966]

Won't it damage when tapping on the cage and the bolls at least even little bit. isn’t there any other way to push this balls in ? somehow this is very very excellent explanation and very clear sound and expressed it in attractive manner .

[@Abu-Rubeen]

Helpful 🙏🙏

[@jessjohn6157]

Why isnt anything being greased before assembly?

[@alivevanhelsing.2405]

Молотом по шарам это круто респект.

[@narancs5]

Why are you not using any grease in the assembly?

[@ricardoilagan5174]

Nice video but why didn't applied the grease before re-install the parts?

[@teejays2553]

All parts lightly oiled, brass drift and Soft hammers of various materials ?

[@longobardir]

Yeah like really? Wtf? I thought I was bad. "the punch is just ever so slightly softer than the balls and cage so lets beat it in with a sledge."

[@mohamnademtiaz9936]

Thankyou very much...

[@ariyarathneachala6234]

Thank you

[@670trex]

What grease did you guys used?

[@jorgeestay2802]

Excelente

[@stevewrenches]

Yeeeeeeees!! I did it 😍

[@rocioguevaraobando9075]

gracias

[@sportman4000]

Do you sell CV joints for Subaru? If not can you recommend where I can get a quality one without going OEM?

[@papabits5721]

It’s easy! Just call local parts store get and install new one.

[@Interventor-xn5bs]

Excellent video ! In Brazil, CV joint spare are not sold...

[@josepeixoto3384]

Nice video,still i would do 2 things differently,i would grease the parts before the assembly,and i would use a 1/2 inch brass punch.

[@zimarokas]

Good thats the right way

[@ryanvf21]

@jose peixoto yes

[@isaakwelch3451]

They mentioned that brass flakes off while doing a job like this

[@mamunahmed2212]

very good

[@ibharchanda3949]

Does that mean the bearings and other inside components were not worn out?

[@luthandolaw2301]

Perfect 👌

[@sradowazyszczadoniecki6567]

why this joint doesn't move after he rebuilds it? in the car you will also use a hamer to turn steering wheel?

[@bob82pigdog]

Where did you source the cage and balls by themselves? Is this an OEM joint you are working on or aftermarket? Great video! Thanks!

[@lowrangeoffroad1]

The Joint and rebuild parts are manufactured by RCV Performance and available from WWW.LOWRANGEOFFROAD.COM. Thank you for watching and for the question , If you have any other questions let us know at [e-mail]

[@Okey_dokey]

I was taught not to hammer but is it okay to do it on cage?

[@najawassolls243]

Where do i get balls and housings? Here in germany it isn't common to repair like that although it is a great thing. I think that probably the work time is to expensive. If you search here at the auto part dealer you can only buy the whole axle. In some cases you can get the joints solo. But i don't know where to find balls, cages or other parts solo.

[@mamerismail7117]

merci

[@ChavezDIY]

Thanks for the video. Are the balls and cages inside the CV joint universal or are there specific sizes. I want to rebuild my Honda axle.

[@isaakwelch3451]

I'm pretty sure it varies. My daytona's axle only has three balls, not six, like this truck cv axle has.

[@deshmitter5717]

Sir i dont find this hammering mathod to dismantle ihe cv joint is a right way as it can damage the balls and ball race too.

[@aogondavid3382]

That's great

[@user-ml2tp8no6m]

nice

[@orlandchannel1438]

Great New friend

[@mimiporsche]

Excellent explanation !! can you do it with all kinds of joints on the market? thanks ☺

[@mimiporsche]

@Mr MEMé me lo scrivi in italiano o in francese perché non capisco l'inglese?

[@ashokrajkumarrajkumar2832]

Useful

[@CampTlangram]

Mine outer bearing racer was broken.New assy of CV joint axle cost almost eighty thousand Indian rupees in India.Only that outer bearing racer/cone is what i need. Can you help me to find what i need for my truck Tata 407 4x4.

[@just1life905]

that's alot of work..

[@CHEVYK10]

If you're lazy

[@saijuakshaya1983]

Supper👍👍👍

[@prabhudeva7004]

i worked birfield manufacturing industry i need more knowledge abouts this cv joint i need some basics of materials types manufacturing methods and new models so u tells what are thing to refere to take full konoweldge about them

[@robe9467]

quando rcw metterà in produzione una trasmissione dedicata a vitara?

[@user-py1hz9ik2i]

it is necessary to lightly lubricate the parts before assembly, and not drive the parts with a sledgehammer

[@haithamsaadaldin4462]

رائع

[@oldrockandroller768]

Never use a steel hammer.

[@mehdikashfi5761]

Good

[@juanbarrientos3174]

Por que no suben de marcas mazda 323 y 626 ya k no ay vidio de.esos veicuños se les agradese

[@user-ft5fh2uj7d]

При сборке все смазать нужно слегка

[@ronplucksstrings7112]

Looks like a decent informative video, and all the other comments are positive, and I'm no AWD expert, but does anyone else cringe when he hits the bearings with a (hard) drift...shouldn't that be with a brass or alu drift?...the hammer didn't look especially "soft" either!

[@Kogacarlo]

I disassembled and cleaned my joints and put them together without tools at all.

[@gooburrum]

@@Kogacarlo Same here. Fingers did it all. I wonder if some cv joints are different?

[@Kogacarlo]

Now that I think of it I have to say that my CV joints are 32 years and 280000 km old. New joints may be very tight and very hard to work with. I don't know to be honest.

[@alexmurphy644]

Soft hammer….pulls out a steel mallet

[@wesfields9322]

@@gooburrum care to do a video?

[@mannatchauhan9332]

are these repaired axles are reliable...

[@lowrangeoffroad1]

Yes, as long as the joint (balls, cage, race and housing) do not show wear. One of the main indications that a CV joint is worn out is that it will make a clicking sound while accelerating in a turn. If this is observed the joint is worn out and should be replaced. If there is no noise in turns and the only thing that is bad is a torn boot, the joint definitely can be disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and re-lubed. It does take more time, but depending on the cost of a new drive axle (or joint), it can be worth the effort. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@yalgret]

Wears gloves, but the CV joint is perfectly clean 😂

[@FatBat5k]

It's to keep all the blood in when you smash your hand with the hammer/chisel