Just a quick video showing how to replace the Driver’s side Axle Shaft on a 2014 Honda Odyssey. I made a video of the Passenger side as well:
Special thanks to Kristian for the use of his garage and for lending a hand.
Tools needed:
36mm socket and breaker bar
small flathead screwdriver
diagonal pliers or similar
pry bar
new cotter pin for tie rod end
17mm socket and/or wrench
19mm wrench for ball joint nut
Torque specs I found online say 181 ft. lbs for the axle nut, (do not use an impact gun)
The tie rod end nut says 40 ft. lbs.
The ball joint nut says 43 ft. lbs, and then, if necessary, you can turn it just enough to line up the holes with the special locking pin.
You will also need to top off the transmission based on the amount of fluid that drains out. Between both sides, we lost just over a quart of fluid and so that’s the amount we put back in the transmission.
**If you live in an area with a lot of rust, you will probably want to spray some penetrating oil or PB blaster on everything ahead of time…just not on your brake rotors or brake pads.
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-Dan the Fix it Man
Hey Dan,
Thanks for sharing the video. I noticed the odyssey has aftermarket rotors with predrilled holes. Would it be the reason for the cv axle failure? I am asking this as I have a similar cv axle problem. I replaced the original rotors in my 13 odyssey because they were warped way early (at about 20K) then I started noticing this clunky/clicking noise coming from cv axles. It was ok before I replaced the rotors. Did replacing cv axles solve your problem? I am just wondering if the aftermarket rotors are the real reasons for the cv axle issue, and whether cv axle failure would come back again. Does your odyssey run well till now?
The aftermarket rotors do not seem to affect the axle shafts or cv joints in any way. Replacing the axles did solve the problem on this van, and it runs great now. The axle problem seems to be pretty common on Odysseys, and it doesn’t seem to matter if they have aftermarket rotors installed.
Thanks for watching,
-Dan the Fix it Man
Dan,
Thank you for the helpful video. How much time would you expect it to take someone to replace one CV joint? This will be my first time doing a project like this.
Thanks,
Evan
Hi Evan,
Each CV Axle Shaft takes me about one hour to replace. If you have never done something like this, I would plan on approximately 2 or 3 hours if you have all of the tools available for the job.
Thanks,
Take care,
Dan