What I did, in answer to your question, is the following: I took a bus down to the Candian Tire, with 1/2 axle under my arm, and got them to press it off the outer race with their shop equipment. They didn't charge me anything, thankfully. Took bus back home. I replaced boot, cleaned up CV bits, then took the bus back for the race to be pressed back on. Took bus back home. You may be more fortunate, and have a second vehicle. I think it would be very hard to remove the race without a press, BTW. Marshall Ruskin
>Listees, > >In the process of replacing a torn CV joint boot, I have removed the >half shaft from the rear suspension. I am ready to remove the joint >from the shaft. > >Bentley advises using VW tool (VW 408a on VW 402) to press the shaft >from the CV joint, page 42.8, figure 5. > >Russek, page 112, advises, " Now place the shaft under a press and press >it through the joint. " > >Haynes (page 8.3) advises "Supporting the joint across vice jaws and >with the drive shaft hanging down, using a large drift, drive the shaft >downwards and out of the the joint." > >Can anyone comment on the Haynes technique? I am without access to a >press, and the task of separating the CV joint from the shaft using a >drift seems formidable. > >Tom Hanlon >Palms Springs, CA >84 Westfalia > |
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