Re: need quick help: 87.5 CGT outer CVJs?

["Jon" <jwilliam@cyberzone.net>]

This was exactly what happened on my CGT when my mechanic 
was taking the front end apart.  Its failure to come off and the 
subsequent time it took him to finally knock it off added $140 to my 
total bill.  From his description, here is how to get it off:

1. Somehow jam the circlip open.

2. Climb on top of the desk where the axle is held in a vise.

3. Take a sledge hammer (or a similar device)

4.  Swing with all your might.


> We're almost done with the suspension on my brother in law's
> "new" CGT (yes, the one I was selling).  We're stuck on
> this point: I can't get the outer CVJs off the axle.  I
> couldn't do it on the car, so I pulled the axle off (once I
> had driven around town asking one neighbor and a complete
> stranger who both own Audis if they had a 10mm triple square - 
> one did!)
> 
> Even on the bench, I can't get it off.  The circlip used has a 
> pair of "ears" and is unlike the earlier clip used on the 4kq.
> I've tried opening the circlip and banging the joint off,
> just banging, etc.  Nothing!
> 
> Any quick tips on how to remove the damn thing would be appreciated,
> as I need this car running for Mon AM so I can drive to work
> (the CQ will be in the shop for heater box r/r, oh joy...)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> | Dan |
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Jon
New London, CT
87.5 CGT Spec. Build 
Total cost of repairs since original date of purchase=$5635.64
My contribution since 3/14/97=$2478.86