Re: Still Looks TOO simple...

[Luis A Marques <marques@ti.com>]

Al Powell wrote:
> So it sounds like basically, I have the procedure right - and the trick is to
> get the CV joint off.  Any advice from others who have BTDT in regard
> to this procedure?  I got a hammer and I ain't 'fraid to use
> it........and punches are cheap.....
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When I did the same thing on a friend's Honad Civci, I had to use a BIG
vise,
not to hold the axle, but to serve as a stop for the CV joint.  The idea
was to
pull the axle quickly thru an oppening where the CV would not fit.  When
the CV
hits the obstruction, hopefully the weight and momentum of the rest of
the axle
will be enough to pull itself free from the joint... but be careful not
to slam
everything to the ground when they finally come loose.  An advantage of
this
method over the hit-it-with-a-hammer-until-it-comes-loose is that you
are
applying force to _both_ sides of the joint, whereas the hammer only
pushes
the joint from one side, causing it to rotate and making the removal all
much
trickier/difficult.

Luis
marques@ti.com