[s-cars] Half shaft removal - Outer?

[JAM]

Wylie, you get to do it the easy way.....with an assistant.  Try it w/o the 
son sitting on the jack handle!  That is an exercise in futility. 
Eventually, I get it done but without all the sense of accomplishment since 
I WAY too pissed off to have any sense remaining.  Now, I just do it the 
easy way with the assistant and all as it makes me a much nicer person to be 
around afterwards.  :-)
Scott, I like the simplicity of breaking loose the tie rod.  I'll have to 
try that next time I need a boot replaced.
Jason Mawhinney
'83 urq
'90 CQ
'95 S6



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wylie Bean" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
To: "Scott Justusson" <qshipq at aol.com>; <s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com>; 
<share at bluetarp.com>; <thomson.duncan at gmail.com>; "S-CAR list" 
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Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Half shaft removal - Outer?


> 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>
> Sender: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> 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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