In a message dated 98-07-19 01:09:08 EDT, CarlMarin@aol.com writes: Oh Sure!.... Now you come up with a nifty trick.... I just spent an afternoon in 98 degree heat rebooting my axle last week. Oh well... I'll just remember when I do the other side... (sigh) Scott De Santi
<< Marin and I just finished putting some fresh CVs in our new '85 Westie. Came up with a trick to slide the wheel side of the axle assembly into place and get the bolts started without getting the CV all mucked up with dirt. The trick is to take a piece of double thickness corrugated cardboard cut to size forming a tube that slides into the cavity inside the trailing arm. The axle then slides in on the cardboard, it perfectly aligned with the centerline of the wheel so the bolts are a snap to get started, and all you need to clean up is the mating surface where the CV sits, not the entire inside of the trailing arm. It also helped to suspend the transmission side of the axle (which gets bolted up last) with a length of rope so you don't have to lay there trying to hold the whole axle in space while trying to get the bolts started. >> |
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