Re: Dammit

["Mike Weiler" <lerb@redrose.net>]

The way he said worked fine for me to take it out.
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From: Wm. Josiah Erikson <josiah@gsinet.net>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: Dammit


>Hmmm... I've never been able to get this to work. I always remove the axle
nut,
>pull out the control arm front bolt (19mm), and just pull outwards on the
hub
>until the splined shaft on the out CV comes out a bit. Then, holding the
whole
>assembly (hub, strut, control arm) out, I pull the splined shaft out the
back.
>I then disconnect the inner CV joint and take it out of the car. I've found
>this to be the quickest way to do it, but I'm sure there are other ways
that
>work better for other people, like yours, for instance. Just offering
another
>way to do it.
>    -Josiah
>
>
>
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>Ian Overholt wrote:
>
>>  Next the pull:  If you disconnected the strut housing from the steering
>> knuckle, you have to have the alignment checked.  With VW's however, you
>> don't have to disconnect the steering to remove the axles.  All you have
>> to do to remove the axle is remove the axle nut, remove the inner hex
>> bolts, push the axle towards the wheel, push up on the inner portion of
>> the axle(towards the exhaust) then pull the spindle through the hub.
>> Sounds complicated, but if you just keep pulling and pushing, you'll see
>> how it comes out.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Ian Overholt
>> '88 16v
>>
>> From: "Mike Weiler" <lerb@redrose.net>
>> To: "'scirocco post'" <scirocco-l@privateI.com>
>> Subject: Dammit
>> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:25:49 -0400
>>
>>     Hey all...I have a question to ask....This weekend I went about
>> replacing my passenger side axle because the CV was going bad. Well
>> after
>> exaxtly three days of driving I have noise back again.....What could be
>> causeing this???? Is there something that keeps the car from steering
>> harder
>> to one side then another? Could it be something else that is making a
>> noise?
>> Soemthing else I need to replace at the same time? When I am going down
>> the
>> road in 4th gear I have a thumping noise and it also thumps a little
>> when i
>> trun left or right or apply the brakes slighty it transfers it more thru
>> the
>> steering wheel. I really hope it is not another axle because it is a
>> pain to
>> fix. This is my third axle on that side in three months (fisrt one went
>> bad,
>> second one was rebuilt wrong) I am getting to say the least
>> frustrated.....anything cause them to fail prematurly?
>>
>>                 thanks, Mike
>>
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