Half-shaft removal question, Can it be done from the inside? Options

[URY914]

I can't get the big 30mm nut off the outside end of the half-shalf.
I've hit it with my impact wrench for several minutes and it won't move.
Than put a big breaker bar on it and I bent the bar.
(Yes, I removed the cotter pin:wacko:)
It's just rusted on.


So is there a way to remove the c/v joint from the "inside" of the trailing arm?

Also the small counter sunk screws that hold the disc on won't come out, but I'll just drill them out.

Thanks
Paul

[michel richard]

I think you can, but it's a pain. Very little room inside the trailing arm to reach the socket screws that hold the outer cv joint to the stub axle.

I would'nt give up on the latter just yet, though. Douse it with loose nut every day for 3 - 4 days then try again, Then, you can put some heat on it, preferably with an oxy torch, but any torch wll help.

After that, things get interesting. I'm pretty sure that castelated (sp?) nut is a standard hardware store piece, although you may need a well stocked one. In any event, you can drill a hole in the nut, parallel to the axis of the stub axle, but just outside of it, then break the nut. Careful not to damage the axle threads.

Oh, and you can get a bigger monkey bar and put a tube over it.

Michel Richard
In snowy, salty Montreal