.....one good smack with a 3lb short-handle sledge, or a dead-blow hammer.

How about using drive or reverse gear?

Mike B.

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From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 5:13 PM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject:      Re: Half shaft removal

> Sounds brutal but normally I'd knock the CV joint sideways with a good
> sized
> ball been hammer, to try to get it to tilt and jump out of the flange.
>
> I don't like the idea of putting a lot of force sideways on the flange
> though - kinda rough on the splines.
>
> as for heat, like with a torch ....if you needed to replace the output
> flange seal that's not that big a deal.
>
> will the axle and inner ball cage tilt enough for the balls to fall out ?
> if it'll come part that way, you might be able to remove the flange and
> outside of the cv joint togeter as one piece, then work on them off the
> van.
>
> good luck !~
> scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barb Ourada" <barbron@EXCEL.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:17 AM
> Subject: Half shaft removal
>
>
>> Have an 85, 1.9 water, and due to growling in drivers side rear wheel, am
>> taking out half shaft. Got all the bolts out, and the cv joint separated
>> from the wheel. Am stuck on getting the inner cv joint removed from the
>> drive flange of the transmission. It is rusted really tight. Have used
>> lots
>> of penetrating oil, and pounded around on it, and made no progress. Have
>> not
>> tried heat (concerned about seals). Looking for suggestions or hints.
>> Trying
>> not to destroy the cv joint because the problem may well be the wheel
>> bearings; then I would repack the cv joint.    Thanks for any info
>>
>> RonO