[s-cars] Rear CV joint gone 1000 mi to go.

[jeff postupack]

Thanks Sean,

yes I was erroneously assuming rear and front are the same configuration. We
shall heed your experience for the rear CV joints!  Nuf said..
Jeff

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Sean Douglas <s_douglas at telus.net> wrote:

>  Not on the rear, if you don't remove the clip first, it will damage the
> CV joint, BTDT.
>
> The front one comes off by threading in a long bolt which pops the joint
> and destroys the clip.
>
> Sean
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Theodore Chen [mailto:tedebearp at yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* June 9, 2009 10:09 AM
> *To:* Sean Douglas; jeff postupack; S-Cars
>
> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] Rear CV joint gone 1000 mi to go.
>
>    That seems strange.  Isn't the clip made of soft metal?  I've changed
> the front CV boots on my UrS4 several times, and each time, I just pulled
> the CV joint off, destroying the clip (which gets replaced by a new one
> anyway).  Guess I'll make an effort to remove the clip first.
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Sean Douglas <s_douglas at telus.net>
> *To:* jeff postupack <jeff.postupack at gmail.com>; S-Cars <
> s-car-list at audifans.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 9, 2009 8:47:50 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] Rear CV joint gone 1000 mi to go.
>
> Jeff:
>
> The clip is hidden, but its accessible if you remove the boot. Bentley is
> not clear on this and shows a little diagram pointing to the clip in
> question, but there is no instructions...
>
> Sean Douglas
>
> 1997 Audi S6
> 1990 Audi 90q20v
> 1991 VW Passat Wagon Syncro
> 1991 Alpina B10 BiTurbo
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of jeff postupack
> > Sent: June 9, 2009 8:18 AM
> > To: S-Cars
> > Subject: [s-cars] Rear CV joint gone 1000 mi to go.
> >
> >
> > > ended up breaking the CV joint when trying to remove it.
> > > (forgot to release the clip first before cranking the axle
> > bolt into
> > > the joint to pop it off)
> >
> > Question to Sean and P Cole.
> >
> > How in the heck does one release the clip first?  before
> > removing the CV joint.
> >
> > I think that clip is hidden inside and not accessible.  or am
> > I wrong about that!
> >
> > Jeff Posto
> > About to do CV boot R&R.
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