The stub axle should not have come out of the hub unless you already removed
the retaining nut. Did you do that / mean that? Or did you mean that the
axle came apart from the outer CV joint hub?

Dave

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:30 AM, David Klein <david@ashtec.ca> wrote:

> HI, I hope I am posting this right.
>
> I am replacing the strut/spring on my 91 Westy Syncro. When I removed
> the top ball joint (two bolts) and moved rotor/brake assemble off to
> the side I noticed that the axle came out of the hub. Is this suppose
> to happen or it suppose to held to the hub the a snap ring?
>
> Thanks in advance, David
>