Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:02:07 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: separating CV from shaft
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Scott, give this method a try. It is how I remove CV's from the shaft.
Get an oak or otherwise hardwood dowel, or, you can use a brass dowel of
1/2" diameter.
1) Be sure the circlip is removed.
2) Stand the axle on it's end, CV joint end down, against a 2"X4" block
of wood solidly braced by a concrete floor.
3) Place the dowel against the axle shaft parallel to it, one end on the
inner race. In this position you can hold the shaft and the dowel in
place with just one hand.
4) Strike the upper end of the dowel with about a 3 pound hammer only once.
5) Move the dowel around the shaft to another position about 1/4 around.
6) Strike the dowel head again - just once.
7) Continue to strike and rotate, strike and rotate,
8) Continue the process until the inner race drops off.
1)To Re-install the CV, get yourself a socket whose outer diameter fits
just inside the outer diameter of the inner race. It should also be
sufficiently large to pass over the splines with out damaging them.
2)Tap that socket until the race is down flush with the end of the shaft.
5) If necessary, use the dowel or "Drift" as it is called sometimes, to
get the race down where it belongs.
That should do it.
Don't forget to put your new axle boots on the shaft before installing
the new CV'S.
Luck,
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Scott Terry wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm servicing CV joints on my '85 rwd Vanagon. I have the driveshaft
> out of
> the van but I'm having real difficulty separating one of the CV joints from
> the driveshaft (yes, I have removed the retaining clip).
>
> The last time I did this job I found some of the old joints difficult to
> remove (using a drift and mallet) and at least one of the new joints
> (probably this one) extremely difficult to drive back on to the shaft.
> Putting a lot of might into a 3lb sledge with blows directed against the
> inner race are only moving the joint about 1/8" down the shaft. Then it
> starts to get a little cockeyed and I have to start pounding the joint in
> the other direction (i.e. back onto the shaft)to straighten it out. At
> this
> point I can't imagine hitting it any harder! Have any of you had to resort
> to using a puller? Is there a generic cv puller or is this a special VW
> tool?
>
> It is pretty frustrating to read in the archives that some people's
> experience is to have the joint practically slide right off the shaft!
>
> Well, I'm stuck. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Scott T. (SGTinSB@hotmail.com)
> '85 Westy "Pearl"
> Mineapolis
>
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