Drive Shaft Removal

[Pat Dooley]

Whatever you do, don't whack on it with a steel hammer.
I have mushroomed plenty of axle nut threads this way.

I would suggest using a brass hammer or brass drift and drive the axle out.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Jeremy McNeil
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 8:31 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Drive Shaft Removal
> 
> 
> As a busy law student, I've only been able to work on my '87 4kcsq
> intermittently.  For the past few weeks, I've had my car on jack stands
> while I try to change the CV boots.
> 
> I've had a few problems, the last of which had me stalled for a while. 
> The ball joint was stuck and needed a little whack to loosen.  I finally
> got the control arm down.  
> 
> Now, in trying to remove the drive shaft I'm having more trouble.  It
> seems the loctite used to secure the shaft is a bit stronger than I am. 
> The Bentley shows the use of a puller which looks like it would easily do
> the job.  Unfortunately, I am not so blessed as to have a puller.  If
> someone can show me an inexpensive model, I'll take it.
> 
> In lieu of a puller, does anybody have any suggestion for drive shaft
> removal?  Is there a chemical which will make the loctite dissolve?
> 
> Jeremy
> '87 4kcsq
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