Tips for removing driveshafts
Tips for removing driveshafts
Any suggestions?! The driver's side one just falls out no nonsense, but this one is doing my nut in.
I'm at my wits end trying to remove the passenger side driveshaft from the Fez. It's a normal driveshaft setup, splined shaft that enters diff has a circlip type thing on the end to stop the driveshaft coming out of the gearbox. According to the Haynes book of lies a sharp tug should remove the shaft from the box, and if that doesn't work a light smack with some kind of lever should suffice. Well we BENT a CROWBAR last night trying to get it out, not to mention snapping a rib off the gearbox.
Any suggestions?! The driver's side one just falls out no nonsense, but this one is doing my nut in.
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Sparkystav
12-07-2019, 12:42 AM #2theres not another circlip inside the diff is there?
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Sparkystav
12-07-2019, 12:43 AM #3second thoughts, is the handbrake on and can the rear wheels turn (ie off the ground) the other end could be geared and may need to turn the wheels as it slides out.
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Chances are the circlip is not located. apply pressure to drive shaft, I.e pull on it, and tap the cv body while rotating the shaft. If this fails, remove the gearbox lower cover to reveal the diff. Spin it so you can see the end of the spline and tap it out. I've had.nightmares with.these types in the past
Will try tapping while rotating and see where that gets us. Really don't want to take the gearbox apart if I can avoid it...
As it happens it's only the CV cup/body that's left in the box now, the CV joint was knackered so pulling it predictably just made it fall apart.
Will try tapping while rotating and see where that gets us. Really don't want to take the gearbox apart if I can avoid it...
http://www.quantums.info/gearbox.htm
Also not sure the diff has a cover plate that can easily be removed:
http://www.quantums.info/gearbox.htm
Fozzy Ok well give it a go. If you have the other side shaft out, could you get to it from that side with a drift to hit the end of the stuck cv joint?
That was on my list of things to try. I wasn't sure if it would be clear all the way through but according to that rebuild guide it is!
Fozzy Ok well give it a go. If you have the other side shaft out, could you get to it from that side with a drift to hit the end of the stuck cv joint?
That was on my list of things to try. I wasn't sure if it would be clear all the way through but according to that rebuild guide it is!
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