Re: Axel Shaft Pulling Exercises...

[dlawson@ball.com (Dave Lawson)]

Mike,
>Whelp, this weekend is bringing about the event of the reconstruction of 
the
>front end of the TQ.  Now I need to figure out how to get everything apart.
> Mr. Bentley says you need to use a "VW Tool xxxx" to get the axel shaft 
out.
> Well, I don't own "VW Tool xxxx" nor do I have any intention of buying it, 
so
>how do I get the axel shaft out?  There's gotta be a shortcut, anyone know 
it?
> I've got a harmonic balancer puller for a Chebby V8, any way of mutating 
that
>tool into something that will push the axel shaft out (or am I asking for
>trouble there?)  Any & all tips anyone can provide for this lovely exercise
>will be _greatly_ appreciated!  Hopefully when I'm done the car will 
actually
>steer in the direction I tell it to...

Loosen the axle shaft bolt with tires on the ground, it's a bit easier.

To press out the axle shaft from the hub, I use a 6in gear puller that
I picked up at sears a while back. Remove the wheel, brake calpier,
brake disk and then put the arms of the puller on the hub assembly.
Works fine for me. When I pulled the axles from the ur-q last week,
they just slide out from the splined hub. No gear puller action this
time around.

HTH
 -
Dave Lawson  dlawson@ball.com
Boulder, CO