gsirick
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Registered: 18th Feb 07
Location: mid-wales
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plan to remove the block and gearbox at the weekend and need some help on how to remove the driveshafts.
allready got half the engine out, just need to get the block and gearbox out now.
[Edited on 22-06-2007 by gsirick]
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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Hub side or gearbox?
Hub is simple just slides out
Gearbox side of shaft, push in then pull out. simple
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Vaux Lad
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Undo bottom ball joint clamp bolt.
Remove the joint out the steering knuckle.
Then i just use the strut as a kind of slide hammer, pull the strut towards you a few times the the shaft will pop right out the gearbox.
No messing with chisels etc trying to lever it out.
If you want to remove the entire shaft(you dont need to to remove the box/block), undo the 30mm hub nut with the car on the ground first, then do as above.
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gsirick
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Registered: 18th Feb 07
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uuummm dont fancie doin that!! had a job putting the hub back on the bottom arm when i snapped the ball joint a few months ago (had to get the car towed to a garage as i couldnt get the ball joint inline with the bottom arm to bolt it together. damn!!!
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Vaux Lad
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
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Tis the only way.
Or, unbolt the main bolts/nuts that hold the balljoint to the bottom arm.
To like the balljoint back up you just put a jack under the lower arm, jack the arm up slowly, line the hole up and it just slides right in.
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