Hi Shawn.

A bigger hammer? ;)

I've never done this particular job before but.....

As the drive shaft should be allowed to move in vice,
make sure cv assembly is not "bouncing" around on vice
jaws when driving shaft down/out. i.e. it stays in
place when you are tapping. Solid impact/contact is
crucial when drifting things out. And....

Don't know if it's wise, but maybe a helper could,
from below, pull down on driveshaft when you are
tapping from above. I'm sure others will correct me if
that's a dangerous idea.....

;)

Neil.

--- Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote:

> After just re-installing my axles, I find one of the
> old boots (I replaced two of
> four) has a small hole allowing little blobs of
> grease out. This was one of the
> CVs I could not get off the shaft, so I put it back
> on. I suppose I could pull
> the *other* CV and install the boot from the other
> end, but I'd rather figure
> out how to get the stuck CVs off. I have removed the
> circlip and tried tapping
> the end of the shaft with a cold chisel while the
> outer joint was supported in
> a vise, but it would't budge. Both my inboard CVs
> are now stuck like this,
> and will wear out eventually...
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
>

Neil Nicholson.
1981 air cooled Westfalia.
Cheap-o web site:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/tubanick/welcomewesty.html

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