outer driveshaft joint queery
- Thread starter cococola
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Pretty easy, I had the driveshaft off to replace my wheel bearing - you need a LONG XZN bit for the bolts - its NOT a allan or torq head! Frazerpart sells exactly the bit you need.
Its easiest to do the bottom bolts of the outer joint and the top ones of inner, turning the shaft each time as the gater is in the way. Also cleaning the bolt heads is pretty important as they get filled up with crap.
That only gets the shaft off though - I think its a couple of circlips that hold everything in place then.
I've seen instructions for rebuilding CV's somewhere, its pretty easy IIRC - basically make sure everything is clean and pack with loads of moly grease.
Its easiest to do the bottom bolts of the outer joint and the top ones of inner, turning the shaft each time as the gater is in the way. Also cleaning the bolt heads is pretty important as they get filled up with crap.
That only gets the shaft off though - I think its a couple of circlips that hold everything in place then.
I've seen instructions for rebuilding CV's somewhere, its pretty easy IIRC - basically make sure everything is clean and pack with loads of moly grease.
berg944
New member
If its just started to go you can swap it with the other side, this puts wear on a different part of the bearing.
Just swapping ends over (as some have mentioned) on one side will not work.
You are supposed to use new bolts every time, you wont want to do this when you see the price.
I used threadlock and had no problems. The previous owner did not and some bolts backed off and some snapped!
Mike
Just swapping ends over (as some have mentioned) on one side will not work.
You are supposed to use new bolts every time, you wont want to do this when you see the price.
I used threadlock and had no problems. The previous owner did not and some bolts backed off and some snapped!
Mike
The wear areas are different
Mike
Mike
berg944
New member
If you turn one around you do swap the direction but what most people fail to realise is that you also change which side the joint is driven from so you are back to the same area of wear.
Not so easy to visualise from words[&:] so make two V signs with both hands, interlock the the V's and turn one side as if it was the drive.
Note where your fingers touch, try the different drive sides .
Has it clicked yet.......can't you tell I am a teacher!
Don't let anybody see you working this out [
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How many people are actually doing this[]
Mike
Not so easy to visualise from words[&:] so make two V signs with both hands, interlock the the V's and turn one side as if it was the drive.
Note where your fingers touch, try the different drive sides .
Has it clicked yet.......can't you tell I am a teacher!
Don't let anybody see you working this out [
]How many people are actually doing this[
]Mike
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