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axle replacement 86 jetta
I have encountered this with the Mk1 Roc. Try lifting the axle up and
thorough the hoses/brakelines above. Once you clear the flange, slide the
splines out of the hub and pull the whole unit down and out. Install in
reverse order.
Good Luck.
-Dick-
78 Scirocco
Original Owner
95 Passat GLX
Second Owner
David Brown
> I hate cars!
> Ok the PS side was slow, but I'm stuck with the DS. I can't get it clear
> the Transaxle Flange! everything is loose, but can't get it to push
> forward
> enough to swing free!!!
>
> Does removing the Ball Joint give me any more room? I was looking at it
> and
> trying to figure out how. I need a 1/4-1/2" and it would just flop out.
>
> Have the wheel turned all the way left. Hub connection slides in and out,
> just can't get enough room to swing the inner out of the flange downward.
> Really starting to piss me off this little car is. I'd rather be messing
> around with the rocco instead of jacking around with this Jetta.
>
> Anybody got ideas?
>
> Cathy on the gasser vs diesel mine are 100mm did you say his are also?
> You
> can always do the backward lookup. 8-) Go to parts4vw or autozone online
> and type the type vehicles in and see if the numbers come out the same.
> It
> showed the passanger side of my 84 rocc the same as my 86 Jetta, but left
> sides were different. HTH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
> To: "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@adelphia.net>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: axle replacement 86 jetta
>
>
>> On 3:42:38 am 05/08/06 "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@adelphia.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Ok Volks Weenie has a PS axle replacement now. Didn't have to pull
>>> the ball joint! Wasn't much fun, but that side is done. Will take on
>>> the driver side tomorrow. When I got the car up the DS was the one
>>> with the seperated boot. Didn't buy that side yet. Go figure.
>>> Replaced the other one because I was there!
>>> Cheers
>>> David
>>>
>>
>> Well congrats on that! My kid sheared off a bunch of lugs doing his, so
>> does anyone know if the gasser hubs (100mm axle, from an 88 Carat) will
>> work on the diesel axles? (90mm, 91 POS Jetta). Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Cathy
>>
>>
>>
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