cv joint remover tool bit thingy Options

[i love porsche]

anyone have a picture or can tell me what exactly i need to get the cv joints off the tranny, i thought it was one of those star bits..but they dont seem to work...a picture would really help..i started removing the engine today..but i had to stop at the axles

thanks for your help

aaron

[ArtechnikA]

here ya go.

Performance Products has them by Stahlwille (a very high quality German brand) for $30 (as pictured). they call them "8mm Star Allen"

technically, they're a "Tri-Square" or "Triple-square."

they're a pegboard KD item at most FLAPS, although you have to supply your own 8mm socket (preferably 6-point) to hold it - that version is just the hardened bit, but it's a LOT cheaper.

any VW store will have them too - ask for the "CV Bolt Tool" and they'll know what you need.

if you're ordering the tool, get a new bunch of Schnorr washers and - if you're not seriously pinched for funds - a new set of bolts too. don't forget the gaskets ...

and make SURE the socket of the bolt is CLEAN before you try to stick the tool in; hit it with a blast of carb cleaner or brake cleaner or something through that little red plactic hose (wear eye protection...) and carefully tap the bit into the bolt head to make sure it's well-seated.

to be strong enough for the application the steel bit is heat-treated enough to make it very brittle and prone to chipping off its flutes. and it can easily round out the inside of the bolt, and you don't want to be removing very many of them with ViceGrips...