[V8] front axel....

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In a message dated 4/5/01 8:44:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
olvega at netzero.net writes:


> Hello all. Going to do my front left axel this weekend. Anything i
> 

Allen- One thing that caused me grief on that job. There is a bar (name?) 
that must be removed from the steering mech. It looks like all you have to do 
is loosen the nut, ant the pin will slide down and out. Well the pin has a 
machined grove in it which mates with the bolt that looks like it is just 
clamping the pin. You have to completely remove the bolt which looks like it 
is only clamping. There is no lever long enough to pry that dam bar down if 
you do not remove the bolt. Also, you should break the torque on the large 
center bolt with the car resting on the ground, not on jack stands. Make sure 
you use a new bolt. The old one has been stretched and should not be reused. 
HTH Good luck
Frank Santoro
1990 V8
1998 A8
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