At 05:41 PM 11/12/2007, Jim Morgan wrote... >I have a 80 ail cooled / manuel trans that the driver side out >board boot >is torn. I noticed this when I removed the engine for a rebuild. Can I >just >unbolt the inner and outer jounts and remove the shaft / assembly with >out >having to remove the the 46mm axle nut and axel shaft? Yes, but the outer bolts are hard to reach. It's easiest if you remove the bottom two (easiest to see/reach), then jack up that side and give the wheel 1/3 of a turn and repeat until done. Make sure you give the driver a good whack to make sure it's fully seated for each bolt so you don't strip the bolt. If you do, then you would have to remove the hub. I don't think you can remove the bearing carrier without removing the hub. |
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