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Date:         Thu, 11 Aug 1994 10:24:36 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         H Steven Dolan <dworkin@netcom.com>
Subject:      CV Joint Removal (OK, we go back to the topic)

I removed 4 half-shafts these past two days, two from the bus and two at the junk yard (hoped to pick up some rebuildable joints [no luck]). I am now convinced that an impact driver is the only way to go. If you are considering doing your CV joints, get one of the 6mm allen sockets or 12-point drives and one of those hand impact wrenches. I tried an "L" allen wrench and the allen socket on a 3/8" drive bar and succeeded only in stripping the head of one of the socket head bolts. The impact driver took the rest out lickety split. (Family board, I won't discuss removing the stripped one)

Now that I find myself in need of replacement joints, has anyone bought/installed the $59.95 J.C. Whitney joints? Are they Mexican/Brazilian? Did you get >10K miles out of them? (The three words I despise most are "Hecho en Mexico) Also, when I pulled the joints from the junkyard axle, two needed to be pulled off with the heavy duty puller, but the other two just slid off by hand. Which is right? Does it matter?

H Steven Dolan dworkin@netcom.com


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