A6 CV joint

[cody at 5000tq.com]

Quoting Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net>:

> I would suggest a 3-arm puller.
> Any reason this isn;t superior to the other methods?


It would be kinda tricky to get that to work reliably. First problem  
being that it would be hard to find one with a long enough bolt to fit  
the ~4" down into the joint and still have enough bolt left to work  
the puller while at the same time being a small enough diameter to fit  
through the hole in the center of the joint. Any 3 (or 2 for that  
matter) arm puller I've seen with a long enough bolt would be too  
large to fit inside the joint. Plus on the hollow axles you are still  
in the same boat - the puller's bolt would contact the tapered inside  
of the axle threads first and damage the threads when you apply force.

I usually cut the boot off then use a hammer and brass punch to knock  
the joint free. It's held on with a little spring clip that fits in a  
notch. Once the joint is moved about 2mm the spring clip is free of  
the notch and you can pull it apart by hand, though sometimes they are  
stubborn and need some light tapping to get them off. Works on both  
the hollow axles and the solid ones  without any risk.


-Cody Forbes