[V8] CV Joint Removal?!

David Head v8q at bellsouth.net
Thu Dec 11 16:04:17 EST 2003


I used an impact wrench since I didn't have a vice to hold it in... You 
are shearing off the internal circlip, so it takes more than you would 
expect...

CoultL at aol.com wrote:

>I got my boot kits in the mail and started to disassemble the joints.  I cant 
>seem to get the outer joint apart.  From what I have gathered I need to 
>thread the new axle bolt in until it contacts the end of the axle shaft.  I then 
>torque it and the shaft should pop off.  I put a lot of torque into this bolt 
>and nothing popped off.  I want to make sure this method is correct before I use 
>a bigger breaker bar.  Any BTDTs.  Thanks in advance.
>
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