9000 Disassembly

 

As with the 900, break the axle nut and lug bolts loose before jacking up the car. Then lift the front wheel off the ground for the first side. Remove the tire and then reach in or from underneath, loosen the clamp on the inner cv boot. If its original, it can either be a 7 mm worm clamp or a non adjustable clamp. If its a non adjustable clamp, cut if off. We use worm clamps in its place, like a big version of the cooling hose clamps. The lubricant in the inner joints usually is runny like oil. Have a pan under it to avoid a mess when you gently pull the boot off. Start the boot off in one place and then work it off, dont pull straight on it to remove it. You will get a dirty finger.

 

 

Remove the 19 mm on the tie rod end. Smack the spindle with a big hammer where the taper of the tie rod end is. Turning the wheel so the tie rod and spindle are as far out as possible will make getting a good smack on it easier. Keep the nut on the end threads of the tie rod end to protect them. Loosen the nut enough so you can turn it with your fingers to remove it, but leave it there. When the tie rod end separates from the spindle, remove the nut and swing the tie rod out of the way.

 

Remove the two 17 mm bolts holding the spindle to the strut. No need to worry about the strut spring, its not going anywhere. They have 19 mm nuts. Later models have a bracket on them for the ABS wheel sensor harness. All have a bracket for the brake line. Remove the sensor and the brake line from their brackets. Take care not to damage either the line or harness, don't make them hold the spindle or pull on them too much when trying to remove the driveshaft. Better to spend an extra few minutes and remove the caliper and the sensor from the spindle than to have to replace more parts you broke. The wheel sensor is held with one 10 mm bolt.

DO NOT TOUCH THE SET SCREW IN THE SIDE OF THE SENSOR THIS SETS ITS DEPTH

Remove the 10 mm boltand hopefully the sensor will come out of the spindle. Don't damage it trying to force it out if it is stuck. Just work around it. I leave the caliper in place personally and support the spindle with a Bungie cord while I'm working to keep any tension off the harness and line. If you are scared, Before you remove the bolts, make sure the outer cv will move in the hub. If it is stuck, don't beat it out. Get a punch and stike it in the center, or use a block of wood. Don't damage the threads on the cv or it will take more work or parts to put it back together.

 

The spindle should now come out of the strut, lean it to you and turn it so you can remove the driveshaft. Slip the outer joint out of the spindle and then out of the inner driver as the driveshaft is removed from the car. A bit of brake grease on the splines in the hubs and on the back of the brake pads and slides if you removed the calipers makes things nicer next time you're in the area. If you have ABS, cleaning the bottom of the sensor and the teeth on the cv joint for the sensor is a good idea.

Now go to the vice.

 

Inspect theouter cv joint just like the 900. They are the same design and all the info here applies to them.

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9000 Inner Driver Replacement