FL1 - Front Outer CV

[101RRS]

I am attempting to change the front outer CV but am having some trouble separating the CV from the shaft.

There is a small circlip on the end of the shaft that keeps the CV on. You are supposed to tap the CV off by using a drift to knock the CV past the circlip.

The problem is the CV will not come off and I have been using a decent sized hammer on the drift.

Any special tricks to getting the CV off the shaft - I had a Subaru and had to change them all the time and never had any issues.

Cheers

Garry

[woko]

What your doing is what you need to do. They get stuck when they have been there a while. Keep bashing

[101RRS]

What your doing is what you need to do. They get stuck when they have been there a while. Keep bashing

Thanks , I think .

Garry

[SuperMono]

I knocked a few apart one weekend to cobble together a 'bitza' that would survive until a replacement arrived.
Remove clip, whack, whack..........whack, all done.

Maybe have a careful look in case some damage somewhere is glueing it all together. My next approach would include heat to try and induce some expansion and 'crack' the sticky bits.

[101RRS]

Remove clip, whack, whack..........whack, all done.

Thanks.

The clip is inside the CV on the end of the shaft where you cannot get at it and requires the CV to slide over the circlip when you whack it.

As mentioned - more oomph might be required.

Garry

[SuperMono]

Hmm... brain fade perhaps is setting in now that I am the high side of 50.

Still have some bits in the shed I might need to look at to restore my memory.

Don't recall anything more required than a few firm blows though.

[psproule]

I had one get stuck on a Mazda recently. I ended up carefully cutting the joint apart with an angle grinder after giving up when a sledge hammer wouldn't budge it.

Pat

[101RRS]

I had one get stuck on a Mazda recently. I ended up carefully cutting the joint apart with an angle grinder after giving up when a sledge hammer wouldn't budge it.

Pat

[101RRS]

Still haven't got the joint off yet but have managed to wreck the inner boot. Boots by themselves are more expensive than the CV ($66 vs $49) but the boot that came with the CV is actually closer in design to the inner than the outer and I have not as yet damaged the old outer so it will go onto the new outer CV and the new one on the inner.

Just have to get some more grease and clips.

The old CV is getting the 'mash' hammer treatment tomorrow so we will see what happens.

Garry

[101RRS]

Managed to get the CV off and the new one installed on the shaft - just took more effort.

No one locally lists an inner boot so haven't been able to get one. Anyone know know I might be able to get them for a reasonable price??

Also the inner CV is of a completely different design to the outer and has three large wheels that run on needle bearings - as such the grease inside is much thinner - almost a thick oil - than standard CV grease.

Can anyone tell me what lubricant goes into these CVs?

Thanks

Garry