Re: 5ktq: Can't get outter CV joint off

["Arun Rao" <rao@frisbee>]

On Oct 23, 11:01am, Ljubisa D. Stevanovic wrote:
> Subject: 5ktq: Can't get outter CV joint off
>


	Been there, done that :-|  Yep, that's a toughie.  I took
	the half-shaft down to a local mechanic, and he took it off
	in about 5 minutes.  He clamped the shaft in a vise, used
	some kind of pliers (I forget) to spread the circlip out,
	and hammered the joint off the spline. It took a good bit
	of hammering: there's no way I could have done it without
	a vise.  He also put the new boot back on with those clamps
	that I find particularly difficult to put on (he had a crimping
	tool of some kind to do that).  $30 wasn't cheap, but it was
	probably worth it.

	If you can find a rebuilt half-shaft, you may find that cheaper
	on the long run -- I couldn't get one for my '85 5KT at the
	time, but my local parts store said they cost around $130 or so.

	-Arun




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