axle/cv replacement refresher

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

Ok. A step by step.
1) loosen the 30mm nut on the axle & remove it and the washer.
2) jack up the car and remove the wheel
3) Place a heavy screw driver in the vent (slot) in the brake disk to stop the axle from turning
4) Undo the CV bolts one by one. Rotating the disk and moving the screw driver. (6 all together)
5) rotate the steering wheel to the end of travel. (PS right turn/ DS left turn)
6) Pop the inner CV out of the cup. (may need a rubber mallet to do this)
7) Push the Inner up and to the rear of the car and slide the outer out of the bearing. (May need a whap of the rubber mallet)
8) Install is reverse of removal.
I did this last year on Draco 45 minutes from part pick up to part drop off... (including the clean up of tools) I am not an expurt, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn...........
have fun!


>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Brown [mailto:sharpshooter33@adelphia.net]
>Sent: Saturday, May 6, 2006 03:02 AM
>To: 'scirocco scirocco'
>Subject: Re: axle/cv replacement refresher
>
>There you are!!! Julie to the rescue.
>
>Ok remove axle nut, turn wheel EOT..... Slide both ends out? Am I missing 
>something?
>$58 for complete Axle at NAPA (+$30 core charge)
>
>Half a day and back in business?
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <julie@menloparkrandd.com>
>To: "Adam Carroll" <vr612valve@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 6:20 PM
>Subject: Re: axle/cv replacement refresher
>
>
>Ummm no need tyo remove the 15mm nut and bolt and removing the hub from the 
>ba;; joint.
>Just turn the steering wheel to EOT and the ineer CV will slip loose and the 
>outer just slide out. 45 minutes each side.
>
>>Rick Kellner <rfkellner@snet.net> wrote:
>> Napa has rebuilt drive axles for my 91 Jetta for $58 each. The cost of
>>a new CV and boot is more than that.
>>Rick.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: David Brown [mailto:sharpshooter33@adelphia.net]
>>Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 12:43 PM
>>To: scirocco scirocco
>>Subject: axle/cv replacement refresher
>>
>>Ok the 86 Jetta VolksWeenie is telling me it wants it's CV joints
>>replaced. CLACK CLACK when I turn the wheel and try to accelerate. Now
>>it's starting to pull almost like a flat tire when driving at speed.
>>
>>Anyway I just looked over the Tech section and I seem to remember isn't
>>there an easy way to pull these?
>>
>>Remove axle nut, remove rear what are they 12pt nuts on tranny axle
>>connection. turn wheel enough to remove? Somewhere I thought I remember
>>this. Also it's cheaper and easier to replace complete axle rather than
>>CV rebuild?
>>
>>Looks like VolksWeenie has again taken away my days off where I could be
>>working on my rocco with maintanence work on the daily dollar...I mean
>>daily driver.
>>
>>
>>David
>>86 16v turbo rocc
>>86 16v rocc needing facual repairs
>>84 8v wolf rocc orgain donor
>>86 8v Jetta GLI - $$$ and time sucker
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