Inner CV joint assembly on the axle?

[Geraint Lloyd]

The inner part of the joint is held on with an expanding C clip in a grove
on the shaft onthe inboard side of the joint isn't it?
Take the clip off then the channel bit should just slide off the shaft
That's what it looks like in the Family Album and there's no "alternative"
listed.

As for re assembly of the CV, then it looks like you have the methodology
from the Bentley.
That sounds pretty much like what i have done previously with all sorts of
VWs and audis.

I'm surprised that the Bentley is that detailed, but then i suppose that i'm
used to Haynes manuals where "assembly is the reverse of dismantling"
Which in your case would be "put the bits in a box and shake it............"

Geraint

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Kunz, Bob
Sent: 03 March 2009 19:12
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Inner CV joint assembly on the axle?

Hey listers!

Well I took advantage of PAP's new half shafts offer and got a pair for my
'86 5ks 5 sp (same on both sides). One of them likely got dropped in transit
and the inner cv joint is in pieces in the box. Six balls, a cage, the outer
channel on the boot and the inner channel on the splines of the axle. Oh,
and the grease pack opened as well and spread its contents liberally all
over.

Obviously it can come apart. Can it go back together without pressing the
inner channel off the axle? The Bentley procedure is to have the inner and
outer channels rotated 90 degrees, seat the balls in the inner channel and
then rotate the channels to be co-axial. I've got all the wide/narrow stuff
figured out. Obviously, I can't start in the 90 degree rotation while it's
attached to the axle.

Has anyone been able to re-assemble the joint while it's on the axle? I can
see how to press the inner channel off, but don't have the blocks to press
it back on (at least I don't think so). It would be so much easier if
there's some trick to this that I just don't know.

Oh, yeah and shipping is a pain all around, so it's way better for me to
just fix this instead of getting another shipped from Ohio and this one
back.

Thanks,

--bob
'86 5ks Avant
'02 TTQR
'07 Q7 4.2
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