Removing differential - how to separate driveshafts

[Radek]

And the air chisel won the battle!  Thanks guys.

Radek.


>Message: 2
>Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:35:31 -0400
>From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Removing differential - how to separate driveshafts
>Message-ID: <501C6043.4000208 at humanspeakers.com>
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>Yes, so is the center one.
>
>I think the air chisel approach would do it.  Do they make an electric 
>version of those?
>
>On 8/3/2012 4:53 PM, radek at uniserve.com wrote:
>> REAR differential,the front one is, I think, integrated with the tranny.
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:20:21 -0400
>> From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: Removing differential - how to separate driveshafts
>> Message-ID: <501B3565.7050807 at humanspeakers.com>
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>> Which differential?
>
>> On 8/2/2012 4:15 PM, Radek wrote:
>
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> 1988 90Q, trying to remove differential.  All flange bolts and mount
> bolts are out.  I can't separate driveshaft or half-shaft flanges, looks
> like they are welded solid by rust.  Any tricks?  I'm afraid to use heat
> because of the proximity of fuel lines.
> TIA.
> Radek.