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video we're going to show you how to
replace the right hand or passenger side
front axle on this 2011 Chevy Silverado
this is a 1500 the procedure for the
left axle is pretty much the same and
it's also the same for these trucks for
models years 2007 to 2013
both the Chevy Silverado 1500 as well as
the GMC Sierra in this repair we use new
axle or axles from 1a auto comm jack and
jack stands fifteen and twenty fifteen
to twenty two millimeter sockets with a
ratchet extension you'll need a breaker
bar and a pipe for some extra leverage a
36 millimeter socket and I separate that
one out because it's not one that's
usually in your regular sockets that
you'll need to buy that one special some
penetrating oil in a torque wrench and
you can replace these axles one at a
time or in pairs
from the top there are three 18
millimeter nuts that hold the top of the
strut in place see one there one has a
wire loom on it there that I'm going to
reach down and grab and just pull off
apologies for the camera shot let you
just grab the wire clip and pull it up
off the stud okay so you have your other
one there and your third one there now
use an 18 millimeter socket with a long
extension and remove those three nuts
remove the center cap just by prying
with a screwdriver and if you don't have
the benefit of air tools loosen the lug
nuts with the vehicle on the ground then
raise and secure the vehicle and then
remove the lug nuts the rest of the way
remove the wheel and tire and they are
22 millimeter lug nuts and turn the
wheel using hands or use the steering
wheel and then you need to remove the
stabilizer link make sure you put some
penetrating oil on the top end of it
there then use a wrench on the top side
and a socket ratchet on the bottom side
and remove it all the way I'm going to
kind of speed up put a little bit
quote-unquote cheat a little bit just
using a impact wrench to take that off
just speed things up for us of the shock
strut in place and we're just using a 15
millimeter socket and ratchet now you
might want to break a bar to break them
loose but they come apart pretty easy on
this truck and we'll fast forward as we
just take those out
those bolts out press down on suspension
some and bring the strut down and then
up and out hammer in the cold chisel you
can also use a large pair of pliers to
pull off that center cap just kind of
get it started and then pry it off with
a screwdriver there okay the nut is a 36
millimeter nut we have the benefit of an
air impact wrench you can also just hold
the breaks use a breaker bar and a large
pipe or something for extra leverage to
loosen up or put the wheel back on and
set the emergency break and take it off
loosen it up that way then raise the
vehicle back up and take it off the rest
of the way we're going to put a
screwdriver into the brake rotor that's
going to hold things in place you could
do that also when you're removing that
36 millimeter nut for the end of the
axle and then there are six 15
millimeter bolts that hold the axle to
the differential and we're just going to
remove those
and once those boys are out bolts are
out pull the axle from the differential
and then pull it right out the axle the
new axle goes right up into place put it
into the hub first you have to twist it
a little bit get the splines to line up
and then push on the other end of the
axle and put it up into place and line
up with the differential and I'll just
fast forward here as we put the bolts in
start all the bolts in and then tighten
them up preliminary
and then you want to tighten all the
bolts to between 55 and 60 foot pounds
and we'll fast forward as we make sure
we torque all those bolts correctly and
we're using the screwdriver we're using
just to hold the rotor in place so we
can torque it okay now we'll go back to
putting the strut in and the strut does
line up there is a you can see where the
spring goes into the mount this end of
the spring should face out and put the
strut up in place and start the bolts on
and you'll notice we're putting in a new
strut in here you'll also probably
notice that we there's an old axle in
the footage that's because when we
filmed putting the strut and everything
back together we had not replaced the
axle yet
now put the bottom down in place and
take your bolt run up through and then
those clips that you took off of the
original strut put them into place and
we just kind of hold them with our
fingers get the bolts started in and
then you can press them down into place
and tighten up the bolts the rest of the
way okay you can see here we use a
screwdriver to put through the clip to
hold it in place until it gets down far
enough that it holds itself in place and
repeat it for the other side as well
okay and you can tighten these up
between 70 and 75 foot-pounds okay speed
up with a stabilizer link back in place
use a pry bar to lift up on the sway bar
a little bit put the link back in place
put the bolt up through and then tighten
the nut down on top
and put the tire back on thread thread
the lug nuts on and then tighten them up
preliminary put that Center bolt back on
and tighten it to 156 foot-pounds torque
your lug nuts to a hundred and ten
foot-pounds using a crossing pattern and
then put that Center cap back on and
then back up top tighten up the three
nuts that hold the top of the strut in
place tighten them to 70 foot-pounds and
put that wire retainer back in place
you're all set we hope this helps you
out
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