[s-cars] Half shaft removal - Outer?

[Wylie Bean]

Meh, I really like the sense of accomplishment I get after taking it all apart, and then wrestling with the ball joint and having my son sit on my extra jack handle that I use as a pry bar to leverage it in. Plus, it makes for better pictures on Facebook, and isn't that really what it's all about? 
Wylie Bean
90 cq
91 90q20v
92 UrS4
08 Q7

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com>
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Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:57:45 
To: <share at bluetarp.com>; <thomson.duncan at gmail.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>; <Djdawson2 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Half shaft removal - Outer?


 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.


 
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