How to Remove a Stuck CV Axle - Simple 

After about 30 minutes of trying to use a screwdriver 🤦‍♂️ lol. I decided to step back, play Call of duty, smoke a doobe. Watched this video and BAM! THANK YOU AMAZING DAVE. YOU'RE THE REAL MVP.

You are a GOD!!! Just did this on a Hyundai Elantra, I was the 3rd hyundai technician to give it a shot, none of my tricks worked until I tried this! Thank you!

This process saved me big-time. I tried every angle, prying for about an hour. I watched Dave's video and put a vise-grip at the 3 o'clock position, another at about 8 o'clock. Two pops with this new "slide hammer" and out it came. 1999 Camry 4cyl, 104,000 orig miles. Driver's side. THANKS!

You sir are a god send I can’t thank you enough! Two days of frustration, tool rental and you helped in 5 minutes. Dave you’re truly amazing. Thanks again

You sir are a legend. I spent four hours trying to get that bloody thing out. Found your video and I had them out within minutes. Thank you 🙏

Hey, Dave! Thanks so much for your 'simple way' (maybe not 'simple' rather an engineer's way of thinking...very meticoulus indeed). If there's gonna be a vote for the best solution of removing a stuck CV axle on RU-vid, you will definitely get my vote. Again, thanks a million!! This really saved me from a two days worth of frustration on getting that stubborn driver's side CV axle out of the transmission...!!!

Wow! I have been working on cars for years. This method worked incredibly well on a 2009 Saturn Outlook where the axle actually broke off. After I attached the vice grip, I gave 1 pull and it came off. I spent 30 minutes prying, pushing , and beating with no success. Thanks again!

Love it when someone challenged with a problem comes up with a unique, intelligent solution. Great job..... and thanks a bunch for sharing!!

I don’t usually comment on/like videos, but damn you deserve it. Thank you!!!

This is the BEST way to do it. This video was my saving grace after hours of work. So so good.

What can I say that every body else hasn't. this is a very clever method. I am about to go outside right now and get that thing off after I've already fought it for an hour. This will save me another hour of cursing the paint off the car.

After 3 freaking HOURS of slamming on the axle. I threw on two vice grips and pulled maybe 4 or 5 times and it came out like BUTERRRRRR!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!!!!

You are my savior. Got forced into a cv axle repair due to a cross thread on the CV axle and then had to deal with a stuck CV axle.

I was never able to pull out the driver’s side axle. Passenger’s side would come out like nothing. Always had to go to the shop for the driver’s side. It took me a couple yanks with this method and it came out!! Thanks a million, man!!

Thanks for this information! The vice grip method you explain worked. Took a few attempts to get it to work ... No amount of prying would get the axel out . Celebration time !

Work amazingly on a 20+ year old Toyota Corolla driver’s side CV axle. Thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you! Could not get to the rear of the joint on the driver's side of a 1999 Celica, because it was recessed into the transmission housing. This method saved the day!

Worked 100% when every other try failed. Thanks so much! So easy too!

Wow, now I get to take all the tools I rented and bought back. They all did nothing for me. But your video, ooo goodness! I had the tool i needed in my own tool box all this while. A Vice grip!!!🤣🤣. Thanks again bud! You’re a life saver.

You are my hero Amazing Dave. 30 seconds with this beat hours yesterday. Just wish I would have seen this before 11 pm last night.

I was struggling for hours on my 2012 TL. Watched this and tried it and it worked right away, about 5 mins.

After trying to pry and hammer out my axle for a few hours, I found your video. I used your technique, and it worked perfectly! Thank you for making the video and detailed explanation. I have a 1995 Toyota Corolla.

You are the man, very clever! I can't count the numbers of methods I used to attempt to remove mine and failed. This worked like a charm for both sides of my Sedona. So effective that I tumbled backwards because it came out so easy. Note, I had to center the ring and rotate the axle a few times before it would come but it worked great. Got to give credit where credit is due. Lastly I used two vice grips to get this to work

Awesome. 2 neighbours and I were trying to remove the passenger for about 4 hours in the rain. Looked at many videos and nothing. Came across yours and tried it. The boot tore off. Added 2 vice grips. Only thing I did different, I was under the truck pounding with the mallet while my neighbor kept constant pressure while pulling

When you called yourself "Amazing Dave", my first reaction was that you were the "tool" . I have to tip my hat to you sir. Your idea of using the CV shaft as a slide hammer is brilliant. Thanks it worked flawlessly.

Thank you for this video I've been at this for hours and all it took was one knock with the axle and vice grips

So many heartfelt thank yous for helping me during the depths of my frustration. Your technique worked very well.

This is the best example of all the videos I've watched on this particular problem. Thank you for sharing your idea of a resolution to this problem.

Had to come back to say thank you. It worked. Hardest part was cutting the boot!

Was struggling for more than 30 minutes. Took it off in less than 2 after watching this!! Thank you so much!!

My accords ball joint bottom nut was too small n went through arm hole n wheel fell to side n axle snapped...thanks to ur video we got the cv cup off quickly.......awesome!!!!!

Genius .. worked so easy. only 1 vice grip needed for my civic axel. Thank you for the tip.

Absolutely saved my day when my axle came apart while trying to remove it. Cut the boot off, cleaned out some of the grease, and voila! Thanks for making this video.

I call you brother. I was dreading this and with your technique no issues whatsoever. Thank you man you saved me.

As the Brits say, this worked a treat, mate! Popped right out with your technique after I'd wasted quite a bit of time trying other methods.

This is simple genius! I had a stuck one awhile back and didn't find your video. I tried clamping a vise on the inside end the same way and using a body work slide hammer hooked to the vise grip, but it wouldn't come out. I guess it was pulling it at an angle. Don't recall how I finally got it loose. Glad to have this great idea in my bag of tricks for the next stuck one. Thanks!

NICE! Thank you. This worked when all my prybars failed. A big cloud of red rust billowed out when it popped.

Good Idea but didn't work for me. Im frustrated! A simple job ha turned into a nightmare

Thank you so much for this video. You saved my ass with this outside the box thinking on this one. My wife and daughter and I were stuck on the side of i20 with this little problem. No other videos discussed anything but the CV axles with those hammer grooves without specialized tools. Thanks again.

Bro this is insanely....idk how to put it in words but you sir saved me a headache and 1hr work. Thank you.

DAVID!!! Thank you man! Amazing idea with the vise grips!! Worked like a charm, and I was getting soooo frustrated with that thing being stuck. Thank you!

Wow! I'm heading back outside to prepare my stubborn R front CV axle. I'll be using your ingenious removal method with great confidence for success! Thank you David.

Sooo simple and ingenious! Will be trying this one on my 2002 V70 tomorrow for sure! I´ve been trying with prybars for days now and JUST WONT budge.... frustrated as hell... will report back

Well, it was a big gooey mess for awhile. Then it took me around 75 strong hits with this makeshift deadblow hammer trick. My RF CV axle was damaged & jumping around quite a bit before I got the parts to replace it. Guess there was a whole lotta torque applied to the transmission spines & things got a bit wedged in place. But I was convinced your trick was going to work in the end and it did. Thank you again Dave. 10 thumbs up!!😊

This video saved my life I think you for this video you don’t know how much this video help me

DUDE! i fought one with an actual slide hammer and a fork designed for it. Saw this and tried it using the actual cv shaft and the vice grips and popped it out in one pull. Thank you! Straight out is better than a tool that is pulling on one side.

Wow! This was an awesome find. Thank you for making and sharing this video! This worked first time, 1 and 1/2 tugs and my CV was out. Mine may not have been stuck as bad as some others, but this did the trick very quickly and without having to buy additional equipment. Had to take knock the inner axle bearings off the stubs, but that took all of 15 seconds. Thank you again!!!

Minimal ingenuity at its finest 👌

My man.!!! This worked like a charm. After many hours and right before I took a trip to harbor fright I came across this… thankfully!! Much appreciated

Super cool. I was imagining what to use and there it is already right next to me. Thanks a lot

I’m not a big commenter either, but this worked FANTASTIC! I only used one pair of vice grips. I took the bearings off the axle, cleaned all the CV fluid off and inserted it back in, with the vice grips on the side closest the firewall. It took 3 taps/pulls and it popped right out.

For anyone with this issue just know that it works, came out like butter after one pull. Thanks for sharing :)

I rarely make comments but this one deserves it. Absolute genius. I thought I got my self into a pickle this morning. Hub was loose but that damn retainer ring works like it's designed too. Yes indeed it is a royal mess getting the boot and grease out. My axle was too long to act as a good slide hammer with the knuckle in place. Grabbed the grinder and shortened it. It was bit of challenge to reseat it but once I got it back in two pulls and out it came. Great success

To get the blades off my Deere lawn tractor mower, I use vise grips clamped to the steel rim.. Very like this video That stops the blades turning so I can get the blade bolts straight off. NO more blocks off wood that fall out... Vise grips are the no 1 tool in my kit...

Thank you so much for showing this worked for a day trying to get this out used your method had it out in less than 5 minutes again Thank you very much

This saved me so much time and effort thank you!

Thank you so much, this is a fantastic idea and worked 1st time for me on my Ford Ranger, spent ages trying to get that thing out with hammers and prybars, your way it popped out straight away. Thanks bro.

And thanks to your video and 3 minutes later it's out thank you so much for taking the time to record

Dude! You are a genius! I literally tried everything to get it out. This is the only thing that worked!

This was indeed the way to get the job done. Thanks for the helpful info 💪🏻

This worked so well! I was prying on the thing for an hour, but three pops with this method and the thing was out. Thank you!

Thank you! Tried removing my cv acle for 4 days!!!! With all different tools and stuff. This! 10 seconds and done!

I owe you a beer. True life saver, thank you.

Great trick, my vehicle has 190k miles and the CV was very stuck. A slide hammer and FWD axle puller attachment didn't work due to lack of room and the axle being recessed. This worked almost instantly!

Thank you so so much. You saved me after approx 6 hours. A slide hammer. And a crow bar. And your idea worked in 5 minutes.

You saved me so much frustration and time. The axle came out on the second pull and I used 2 vise grips.

Thank you for the video, it helped me greatly. Perfect tip. I am disabled and this worked. I even used this on the drivers side 1 pull and it came out.

Bringing back an old video but this just saved me alot of headache on my RZR! It worked like a charm!

Was just in middle of project with minor trouble. Never thought of this. Little messy but the sucker popped right out!! Thanks!

Also move the vice grips around. So like 1 o'clock a few taps then move them to 7 o'clock a few taps and so on. It really helps along with his method.

Holy crap. You're my hero lol i was struggling for days but i got it out in like the 3rd pull thank you so much

This is helpful for those that didn't even try Trust me, There's Alot of other ways,But there are those that Don't come out due to damage in the diff area of the transmission which then you have to remove your trans out and open it

Thabk you a million times...ive done this a bunch on my cars but never had one stuck as bad as I did this time and this worked GREAT! Thanks soooo much buddy! Happy holidays!

Sir. I don’t know how to thank you!! This is a really good video!!!

Simple & ingenious. Wish I had seen this before I dropped money on a CV axle slide hammer. Thanks for sharing.

I used to think I was smart. Then I watched this video. Now I realize how dumb I am. Thank you. I will be using this in a day or two to get a stuck CV out of my SIL's Mazda.

Thank you thank you and thank you been out in the driveway scratching my brain and I seen this and thank you again

You the man! Just spent 2 hours trying every different tool I own trying to get the thing out. This took 30 seconds.

Wow, holy shit. How I didn’t think of this is beyond me. Literally just saved me. Considering my front driver inner cv cup doesn’t actually have an entry to the transmission like yours and thus not having the locking ring that attaches to trans, This method should work out perfectly for me. I’ll update later!

Hey Dave.... genius solution and you just saved me days of cursing and b.s Much appreciated +sub

this worked beautifully for me. I used 2 vice grips (one on each side). at first I was yankin and yankin (hard) with no luck. I was pulling slightly at an angle as the strut was in the way. I then decided to spend 10 minutes and remove the strut assembly (this would give me the ability to PULL STRAIGHT instead of at a slight angle). after than, a couple good jerks and it came out.

OMG, one time Sir and that's all she wrote, wowwww wowww wowwww, you are a freaking genius man, thank you thank you so much, you saved me another two hrs of trying to get this thing out, thank you once again

You’re an absolute lifesaver. I’ve been trying to get this off since yesterday and this finally did it!

You sir, are a prince among men.

Man, you are Rockstar! Thank you so much for the tip. This method worked when everything else failed.

Work like a charm!!!! Stuck trying to take this out for 2 hours this video make us get it Out in 2 minutes!!

Thank you very much I haven't tried it yet but I'm going to try it tomorrow morning on a 06 Saturn Vue according to all the reviews sounds like it's a winner thank you very much

While watching this I know it will work!!! Before doing it, I know it’s getting ready to come out!!!! Thank you!!!

tried this today with my 2005 Pilot passenger side axle, works great. thanks for the idea David

Bada Bing, Bada boom! I was trying to think of a way to slide hammer it out. This did the trick!

Hey Well done I having a hard time taking it out, but when I watch your video? it's very easy and I can say no more this video is very useful to those DIY men and women. THANKS BRAH from hawaii guy.

That method worked great on pulling my wisdom tooth out ! Thanks 😣

If you plan on keeping the car, consider saving the longer half shaft for the next time you run into this issue. The longer shaft will give the tool more mass, and you’ll be able to use it away from the wheel wells, gaining more leverage over the tool.

worked for me... I drilled a hole in the middle of the stuck cv and blasted it too. worked!

BROTHER!! THIS REALLY WORKED AND SAVED MY ASS . GOOD THINKING!!

thank you sir. After hours of trying to pry off my cv axle this did the trick in about 5 pulls. Definitely messy but I would rather deal with a mess than go the mechanic and spend hundreds of dollars.

Hey man, i got a stuck one too and tried different ways for almost an hour until i found your video. You deserve a sub and will buy you a pint if ever I see you in a pub.😁🍻🍻🍻 Edit: Thank you very much by the way.

Another method is to wrap a chain or strong wire around a 10 lb. sledge hammer. Wrap the other end around the inner cv joint and cinch it. Swing the sledge hammer away from the vehicle. Works every time.

Good job! I have a habit of over Engineering every tool i make, lol This is a great, simple and overlooked solution! Keep up the great work, thanks

This was the greatest advice! Mine was super stuck and it worked!