Re: Driveshaft removal

["Avi Meron" <avi@cosmoslink.net>]

If you are removing the drive shaft from a "manual" car you do not need to
remove any suspension parts, if it is an "auto" you have to undo the ball
joint...(on a 5K)
Avi
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken <kkeith@qnet.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Friday, February 20, 1998 6:13 PM
Subject: re: Driveshaft removal


>Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu> wrote:
>>
>> I wanted to know if I can remove the driveshafts on my car by removing
the
>> inner cvj bolts and sliding up, removing outer bolt, sliding out. I
wanted
>> to know, because the last few times they were done on any of my Audis the
>> lower control arm was unbolted, too. It would make my job a lot easier if
>> I could do it without disconnecting any of the suspension pieces. Any
>> btdts?
>
>To avoid pulling the A-arms off individually, you could drop the
>subframe,
>and undo the ball joints.  At least it would all come off in one piece.
>
>Wouldn't that work?  I know the subframe bolts are supposed to be
>replaced...
>Or is that refitted?  Or,...?  (you're supposed to use brand new ones)
>
>Ken
>