CV Question, Removal for bearing replacement |
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CV Question, Removal for bearing replacement |
rjames |
Jul 13 2011, 05:45 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,955 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I am trying to replacing the rear wheel bearings. I am at the point where I have the inboard CV bolts removed and have removed the big castelated nut. Not sure what to do now. Should CV and axle be removable at this point? Right not it's not moving much at all.
I also have read posts of people who have removed the CV's only to have the the CV 'balls' fall out. Sounds not-so-fun. How do I avoid that, or is there only danger of that happening if I take apart the individual pieces of the CV itself? After I have the CV removed, should I rebuild the CV as a 'While I'm in there?' I have done an extensive search on the site and read many a thread, but am still stuck and don't see an easy explanation in the Haynes manual. Thanks! |
ArtechnikA |
Jul 15 2011, 05:39 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
Sounds a lot like the tool someone had made for the Rabbit/Audi front wheel bearings. I almost bought one, when I was getting about 6 weeks life per bearing, but I couldda bought 3 presses for the price, and I only needed one. By that time I was stocking spare hubs and just prefitting them with bearings so if I had a failure at an event I could just change the upright.
I can't recall who made that tool. Baum, maybe. Techtonics Tuning sold them. |
Cap'n Krusty |
Jul 16 2011, 11:05 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Sounds a lot like the tool someone had made for the Rabbit/Audi front wheel bearings. I almost bought one, when I was getting about 6 weeks life per bearing, but I couldda bought 3 presses for the price, and I only needed one. By that time I was stocking spare hubs and just prefitting them with bearings so if I had a failure at an event I could just change the upright. I can't recall who made that tool. Baum, maybe. Techtonics Tuning sold them. Sir Tools makes the good one, Technics Tools developed the first one, and cheap Chinese knockoffs have flooded the market with copies that don't hold up. The Cap'n |
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