Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:18:52 -0500
Reply-To: "Mike B." <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From: "Mike B." <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
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I don't own any of those yet, but now they're on my list of tools to
buy.....I did see them at Sears, but not at HF.
Mike B.
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> On internally damaged allen bolts, I have had good luck with the
> extractors
> that are more or less conical in shape, they fit down over the outside
> of
> the bolt and the sharp reverse threads dig into the metal head and
> remove
> the bolt. They are available pretty much everywhere you buy tools.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Dennis Haynes
> <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Can you get the other 5 out? If so do so. You can then try turning
>> the
>> axle shaft spinning on the one screw loosening it slightly. Then and
>> oversize Allen wrench or internal bolt extractor can turn it out for
>> you.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf
>> Of J Stewart
>> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:40 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
>>
>> Well, I did it to myself (someone even cautioned me about this) ,
>> back
>> between Christmas and New Years I pulled my dash to replace my locked
>> up
>> front blower motor, not a fun job! I stated here on this list that
>> the next
>> job, left side CV joints was next and it would be a piece o' cake
>> compared
>> tot the blower motor. I did the right axle last summer and it was not
>> a bad
>> job, however this morning on the very first CV bolt I tried to remove
>> from
>> the outer joint I managed to round it out. I even cleaned inside the
>> bolt
>> head with a pick and tapped the hex head socket into head of the bolt
>> to
>> seat it as far as possible, and it still stripped out-no need to go
>> further
>> at this point. I went to "Been There, Done That" and found the write
>> up on
>> CV joints with an addendum by Mike B. on removing the outer 46mm nut
>> on the
>> axle, yada, yada, yada. He says this is the "short version" of how to
>> do
>> this, and I'm not quite getting it-where can I find the "long
>> version"? Not
>> sure now if this is a job I'm going to finish today, it being Sunday
>> and I
>> am not off work tomorrow, it's beginning to look like a Saturday
>> morning
>> job for next weekend. TIA for any advice.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jeff Stewart
>>
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