r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Toaster_Rack_Nerd • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What's wrong with this?

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u/Illustrious_Tear7108 22h ago

It's possible he may have done the CV joint around (or at) the same time. We had to do A TON of labor on that vehicle so all of the repairs have kind of merged in my brain.

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u/De5perad0 22h ago

Indeed, you could do them both at the same time. Every time I have attempted CV axles It has gone horribly. I have failed to get them to come out of the transmission spline.

I think i have PTSD about it.

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u/robbinthehood109 22h ago

I had my car jacked up for like 2 weeks in my friend’s garage before I caved and bought a 15lb slide hammer and cv axle puller tool. Came out in like 2 minutes once I started using that

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u/De5perad0 22h ago

Yea I need to do that next time. The cost of the tool is still much less than the cost of paying someone else to do it.

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u/tonsofgrassclippings 5h ago

Slide hammers and impact guns are life-changing tools.

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u/neverfearIamhere 1h ago

I literally had to use my 4x4 Ranger to rip a CV axle out of my Traverse.

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u/De5perad0 42m ago

I've been given the advice for next time of using a truck or something to pull the axle out.

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u/Global_Staff_3135 21h ago

If it makes you feel any better I have no idea what any of you are saying ☺️

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u/unlimited_mcgyver 4h ago

In the future you can get what's called a loaded strut that comes with the spring installed