[s-cars] Half shaft removal - Outer?

[Duncan Thomson]

Yeah, they're not allen bolts, they are the standard triple squares. Just a
slip of the keyboard there!
On 9/10/2011 12:57 PM, "Scott Justusson" <qshipq at aol.com> wrote:

>  You guys work too hard.  I do all S-car outer CV boots with the driveshaft
> attached to the trans...  Pop the tie rod, and the end will come out of the
> hub without pulling the ball joint pinch bolt or messing with the ABS.
> Can't say I've ever seen allen bolts in the trans-flange either Dave, but I
> suppose one could buy the right size to fit.  That's a lot of torque on an
> allen head for the next R&R though.  Agree that if you really want to pull
> the driveshaft out, cleaning out the bolt head, and a seating-tap of the
> triple square into the bolt head, will save you a lot of headaches of
> stripping one.
>
> Cheers
>
> Scott J
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Stott Hare <share at bluetarp.com>
> To: Duncan Thomson <thomson.duncan at gmail.com>; s-car list <
> s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 5:52 am
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Half shaft removal
>
>  You should be able to remove the axle without undoing the ball joint pinch, and
> yes you will want to get the inner joint clear of the cup and elsewhere/up in
> the engine bay to get the needed clearance for the outer joint to clear the hub.
> It will be a bit of a fight with the outer joint at near full bend, but it will
> clear without messing with the ball joint.  IMHO, separating the ball joint
> introduces more headaches (the need to get it back in solo) than it eliminates.
>
> One trick when putting it back in, is to put a zip lock or similar sandwich
> baggie over the inner joint, as this will keep the grease in the joint and the
> dirt out while you're fishing it around your engine bay looking for that magic
> reinstallation angle.  Once the inner joint is roughly lined up with the cup,
> you can remove the baggie and start putting all the hardware back in.
>
> Good luck come Monday.
>
>