Just accomplished this today. I took my time and thanks to your video, it was easy! The only task is when the ball joints begin to spin. Oh and I had to partially disassemble again because I forget to reinstall the flat washer between the knuckle and axle. 😂

Your video gave me the confidence to replace mine and save $$$. So easy! Thanks for taking the time and helping so many of us wanabe gear heads! I ordered my axle (TrakMotive) from RockAuto and in the install instructions, it said in ALL CAPS NOT to put any lubrication, grease or anti seize on the splines or threads. I thought it odd to say that, but I did what they said. It seemed to have a coating of light oil on it already. I suppose each manufacturer might be different but thought I would mention this just in case. Probably makes sense to read the instructions if any come with the parts. Thanks again for posting!

Great video! Convinced me to NOT attempt this myself, which is still a win for me :) ... off to the repair shop then.

This was my sanity saver! Thanks for posting.

Thanks for your time, very thorough in your detail... Again thanks much!!

About to tackle this tomorrow. Thanks for the video! 🤙

Thank you very much! this video help me and me friends finish the job!

Amazing video bro

Thank you for your video. Gonna try to fix the cv axle on my ‘19 limited x today and this helped me believe I can do it. Thanks again

Cheers mate good walk through. Talking metric and all thought you were Canadian. Cheers from and backyard Aussie mechanic brave enough to buy a jeep.

I have a 2012 JGC with a little play in the driver rear CV Axle. I can’t find a video on replacing the rear axle on a WK2 but it seems like it would be simpler since you’re not messing with steering components back there. Mine has 167K on it and looking at its history online it was initially delivered to Illinois. I don’t know how long it lived up there before ending up down here in Oklahoma. There’s a barely visible outline on the rear hatch that indicates it even wore Euro style elongated plates at some point. Unlikely it was shipped to Europe and back but it may have spent some time in Canada. I’m expecting resistance during disassembly. Your personality and sense of humor are natural, enjoyable, and didn’t interfere with the purpose of the video. I’ll have more confidence tackling this job now. I saw you mentioned in a comment you had plans for a lift. I purchased a 2.5inch spacer leveling lift that a tire shop recommended. They backed out in installation after seeing the instructions and the next shop wants double so that project is on a back burner for now. I wish you’d have done a video on that since yours is the about the same age and condition as mine. I just don’t have the confidence to jump into that job myself. Thanks again.

23:00 it helps with the reinsertion, to make sure that the opening of the retaining clip (horseshoe clip) is facing the bottom towards the ground.

Sorry man I had toplay the part of the video back in slow motion where you nearly hit yourself in the face with that pry bar that was gold

Gonna tackle this sometime soon. The rattle noise is really starting to irritate me. Thanks for posting this. Cheers.

Thank you for taking your time and effort to make the video. Planning to change mine tomorrow. I have an original one with a boot torn. I hate to change the whole cv axle just because of the torn boot for an aftermarket one but it looks much easier to do that and hope it lasts

Just need a 8mm socket and a pass through for the sway bar link

The seal is to prevent any dirt and water to get in the lube

Great video! Be glad you have threads showing by the axle nut. I was replacing the struts and found the axle nuts welded with rust. No amount of brushing would clean it. It just shined the rust. Nightmare when it happens.

Great video!! I have a 2015 GC and there are not many videos on front end suspension and steering components. However, with this particular vehicle it seems like it might be beneficial to just replace CV axles, control arms, wheel bearings, tie rod ends, ball joints, and struts alll @ the same time if you are going to be doing any one of them.

Bouta change my girls CV axle and this was very helpful on giving me an idea how im gonna tackle this thing myself. Only im done gonna do it in the winter 😅 fuck that

Thanks for the video, just FYI I wasn't seeing the benefit of removing the sway bar link, it is on like a "double swivel" because it is connected to another link, anyway I left it connected and axle came right out.. thanks again for the video.

Does it matter if it’s 4wd or 2wd

Great video! Going to attempt this myself!! Do I need to do anything to the retaining ring when putting the new CV axle in place?

Is Park or Neutral should the transmission gear be place when replacing the cv axle ? Thanks for sharing your repairs.

Hello. I have a 2017 GC limited Quadra track 2. We had a rare heavy snow where I live and I couldn’t help doing some cookies. Well I felt a pop and the vehicle went out of 4hi. So went only rear wheel drive home. I got under and looked today and only issue I could see was this drivers side CV blown just like yours here in the video. Would this cause loss of 4wd or could there be a bigger issue?

Thanks a lot …how do you know what size cv axle to order??? I’ve been seeing videos with people taking theirs out to measure after order wrong size. or did you simply try your luck.

Idea. Do not use grease on axle seal because it will catch dirt and wear quicker that seal. Use oil instead it will lubricate and then drop

would you have to take the brake rotor off to complete this job? i have 2inch wheel spacers on mine and they are thread locked onto the old studs

It’s a nice video of your back . But it helped …a little

Would a bad front CV Axle cause a humming noise and a slight vibration in the steering wheel at about 70mph (110 km/hr)? My friends Grand Cherokee has a torn CV boot and the grease has all vacated out of the axle joint. The front end components are otherwise all good (tie-rods etc).

Is this the same procedure for the passenger side? I’ve replaced a cv axle before but it was on a 1995 Honda accord and that was over 5 years ago when I did it. Are the bolt sizes the same on the passenger side as well?

QUESTION!! I replaced both front CV axels, and shocks & struts all around. Noticed some vibrations while around 60mph - worse while accelerating around that speed. Replaced both axels again, aligned again, balanced both tires again - still vibrating. Any thoughts?

Great video, couldn't you just pull the axle out? That is how I do it on my quads. Thanks

Rn I’m looking for a driver side cv axle for my 2018 compass and I can’t find anybody who has them literally tried everywhere

Did it leak gear oil after you replaced the cv axle?

What were the symptoms your jeep was experiencing to know it was the cv axle?

There are two types of axles ( as I found ) There is one speed And two speed So how do I know which one fits my car Also, I'm searching on eBay do you have another website you recommend it?

Do you have to disconnect the sway bar? Mine is rotating

If we all had 6 bangers lmao😂

Is yours a single speed or 2 speed

I appreciate the video but if you're a complete noob at this it makes it hard to know exactly what you're doing without having the camera right up on where your tools are.

I don’t think your upper control arm is supposed to be that tight. I have a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the front suspension would get an intermittent squeak and rattle sound, it only made the sound when the front suspension would have to work together like when I would drive over a solid speed bump for instance. Long story short loosening the front upper control arms helped get ride of that noise. Anyway if your front suspension isn’t a problem then totally disregard the comment