[V6-12v] front inner cv joint removal

[wa b]

hey, I never tried too hard to get the thing off, didnt want to have a 
bigger mess, I ended up sliding the boot on over the shaft after the outer 
cv was off(thanks brain o`).  I think the inner joint is called a tripod 
joint.  I was just after refreshing all the boots, dont want to do that 
again for a long while.
  couple of things I found:
     1)didnt have to remove any suspension bits up front to get the axles 
out
     2)4 different kinds of cv joints out of the 8
     3)I need to buy some more paper towels

andrew
`97 A6qa
`90 90
`88 80q


>From: Tom Christiansen <tomchr at ee.washington.edu>
>To: "wa b" <mrproton at hotmail.com>, "v6-12v" <v6-12v at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [V6-12v] front inner cv joint removal
>Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:22:06 -0700
>
>Hi,
>
>I don't know about the CV joints on the 97, but the inner joints on the 
>93-95 m.y. cars are not serviceable. You replace the inner joint with the 
>drive shaft (or realistically, you get a completely rebuild drive shaft).
>
>But if Bentley says you can press the inner ball bearings off somehow, then 
>you probably can... If you have access to a press that'll deliver enough 
>pressure and make a jig that'll hold the ball bearing while you apply 
>pressure to the pin that goes through it. At least that's what I deduce 
>from looking at the inner joint from a 93-95 m.y. car. I suspect the one 
>for the younger cars is more or less similar.
>
>Tom
>
>At 03:02 PM 4/22/2005, wa b wrote:
>>  Hey,
>>I have a `97 A6qavant automatic trans,  just when I figure out cv, they 
>>throw in a new one on me.  The front inner cv has like 3 wheels in it, 
>>bently says to just press it off the axle.  Does any one have any pointers 
>>for getting that sucker off the axel?
>>
>>  TIA,
>>   Andrew(please email directly or cc me, im in digest mode)
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