Half shaft replacement

[mike mcclurg]

Interesting, wonder which one I will get when I go to
pick it up. Guess I better measure the left side so I
don't pay for a right that I don't need.
By the way, the tool size is 10mm, picked that up at
an O'Reilly.
Have you done this before? Is it as simple as undoing
bolts and pulling the shaft out of the bearing? I'm
used to the 'merican cars where you have to break the
ball joint loose and then there's just barely enough
free play to twist it out?
--- David Head <v8q at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> The lengths are unequal
> 
> mike mcclurg wrote:
> 
> > Patient is an '89 100q. Have been noticing
> > increasingly worse vibration from front. Already
> > replaced tie rod ends. They were bad. Still had
> > vibration. Now notice that the left half shaft has
> > about 1/8 inch of free play lengthwise. Is this
> bad,
> > or rather how bad is this?
> > Figure it is best to replace the whole half shaft.
> $97
> > exchange through Advance Auto.
> > Couple questions:
> > 1. The guy at the counter shows me the screen and
> both
> > left and right are the same. Family Album shows a
> > difference of exactly one in the parts code. Are
> they
> > truly the same, or close enough that one can fit
> > either side?
> > 2. Do I simply have to loosen/remove the big bolt
> on
> > the end of the axle, then loosen/remove the
> > triple-square headed bolts at the other end and
> then
> > the shaft will come out? Bentley is not clear at
> all.
> > Oh yeah, I did read the note that says not to roll
> the
> > wheel with the axle out.
> > 3. What is the size of the triple-square? Best
> place
> > to find them?
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Mike
> >
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