I didn't remove anything that is part of the cv and/or axle. I am
just changing the strut/spring and to get better access I removed the
two top bolts of the upper ball joint. Now the end of the axle moves
around inside the cv boot and I can tell it is no longer inside the
hub because I can move the rotor and it doesn't turn the axle.

Thanks, David

On Aug 8, 2009, at 10:20 AM, David Milo wrote:

> 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
>