[s-cars] Driveshaft CV joint removal.....

[Mark Turczyn]

Jim-

You need at least a two leg puller-- the one I used is a German made 
one that has the two pulling arms slide along the top T of the 
puller.  I did mine under the car so I am sure you can do yours with 
it off the car.  The old joint is very resistant but it does pull-- 
mine broke out the bearing cup because I applied the force on it- but 
the whole joint did come off.  The new one will also be stiff to 
install-- it took some hard tapping with a plastic hammer--it is far 
from a slip fit.



At 12:23 PM -0600 6/24/11, Jim Fleischer wrote:
>Hey guys,
>
>List has been a bit quiet lately, so here you go......
>
>So, I've decided to just replace the one worn out CV joint at the 
>moment, as there is not a shop in Colorado that will touch my 
>driveshaft, and to send mine out for R&R will take more time than I 
>have right now.  The center bearing and other CV joint are still 
>serviceable for now, and when I get a second vehicle, I'll tackle 
>those when the time comes that they are an issue.
>
>So, I have the replacement CV joint, but am running into difficulty 
>removing the existing one.  It is very dried out, and will not budge 
>even the slightest from the collar.  I've removed the circlip, and 
>am wondering if there is a tool or something that would make 
>removing this a bit easier.  Any BTDT?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Jim Fleischer
>'95 urS6 avant, missing a driveshaft at the moment.
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