Hello,
My 1998 Expedition was recently sideswiped, as a Honda Civic hit directly into the passenger side of the rear tire. Surprisingly there was very little body damage, but the rear wheel snapped right off the axle. I am looking to get a full axle assembly from a local auto salvage yard as well as a replacement rim.

The axle ID tag on my vehicle is S935C1

I could not find a S935C1 at my local salvage yard, but they have S935E, S935F & S935J axles available.

Does anyone know the difference between these axles? From my limited research, it appears that the E. F & J are are grouped together, and the C, C1 & D are in a separate group, but I am not sure what the differences are....

Also, I have never changed out an axle before. Does anyone know where I can get a guide or if there are any special tool/tricks to doing this. It looks pretty straightfwd from looking underneath the vehicle.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Doug

 

It depends what you mean by straight forward. Its a bit involved and you might try a Haynes manual before attempting the job.