Is it possible to remove and replace from the steering knuckle the lower ball joints without removing the cv axle.

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no, buy a $15 tie rod separator and remove the tie end rod lower and upper ball joint. Mine takes 10min to do, wear regular work gloves, its a snap. Then buy a ball joint and bring to some who knows how to remove them. As far the axle nut goes, buy a breaker bar, turn the wheel put the e-brake on, leave in park or 1st if manual, and stand on it. Make sure you do it in the right direction. Now do the axle nut with the car on the ground. Or have a friend do it with a impact.