4kq axle replacement

[R Mangas]

  Ah!   That does make some sense- in my mind I wondered if it facilitated
assembly at the factory in some way.  Me, I went the other way- anti-sieze.

  Thanks for the info!

Robert




>From: "James Bell" <doublem at srv.net>
>To: "R Mangas"
><porter_dog at hotmail.com>,<deseven at backpacker.com>,<quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: 4kq axle replacement
>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:40:41 -0700
>
>R.M:
>
>You need something in-between the c/v and hub
>to hold out the water and corrosion. If not
>locktite. Then something...... "They" can corrode
>into one piece. BTDT.
>
>J.B. in Idaho
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "R Mangas" <porter_dog at hotmail.com>
>To: <deseven at backpacker.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 5:44 AM
>Subject: Re: 4kq axle replacement
>
>
> >
> >
> >    Regarding the hub puller- I needed it for my '87 but not for my '86.
>The
> > factory procedure for mounting a new axle is to loctite the splined
> > stubshaft into the hub; if this is the first time they've been swapped
>you
> > could be in for some fun.  I left the loctite off when reassembling; I'm
> > sure some will cringe but where exactly is that shaft going to go?
> >
> >   As far as separating the upright- I screwed around a couple times by
> > undoing the balljoint from the a-arm.  Dumb.  It's so much easier to
>just
> > take the bolt out of the upright and pry the balljoint and A-arm down to
> > disconnect the two.  You do have to remove the bolt completely though,
> > that's the nature of that particular connection.
> >
> >   It's any easy job.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Rich Walker" <deseven at backpacker.com>
> > >To: quattro at audifans.com
> > >Subject: 4kq axle replacement
> > >Date: 15 Mar 2003 07:17:09 -0000
> > >
> > >Hi.
> > >
> > >I'm a novice mechanic and am considering replacing the front pass axle
>on
> > >my 86 4kcsq.  Are there any special tools required or special
>procedures
>I
> > >should know about.  My Haynes manual says to use a "hub puller" and
> > >something about disconnecting the front suspension from the wishbone.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance for your advice.
> > >
> > >Rich Walker
> > >86 4kcsq
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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