axle replacement 86 jetta

[johncworden at verizon.net (John C. Worden)]

Well, hopefully you are trying to remove the single bolt that holds the 
balljoint to the bearing housing. If that is the case, there is no need to 
mark anything.  Another way to get the same result without needing another 
socket is to pull the front control arm bolt.  With that out(and the design 
of the rear mount) it will swing out just as well as removing the balljoint 
bolt.  After the first few times removing the balljoint bolt on an old GTI 
I had, I started using this method which I actually prefered.

John


At 07:38 AM 5/9/06, David Brown wrote:

>Thanks for the inputs guys (and gals 8-) )  I have to get me another 17mm 
>to hold the other side of the ball joint bolt.  Looks like I'm gonna be 
>driving the gas guzzler Blazer for  another week I'm back to work until 
>the weekend now.  I'll try  to pick up another 17mm on my way to work and 
>give it a try with removing the ball joint.
>
>Do I have to mark anything before I remove it?  Looks like it just goes 
>back on the same way it came off.
>
>Thanks for all the support and help. If I didn't have somewhere to vent 
>I'd probably been out there with a ball bat right now.
>
>I'll keep you guys posted when I get back on it this weekend.  Bad part 
>about it is that I can't get the rocco out until it's fixed. It's stuck 
>behind it. 8-(
>
>Well at least there's the motorcycle....hey wait that needs brakes. 8-)
>
>Later
>David
>86 16v rocc - awaiting facial
>86 16v turbo rocc - stuck behind Volks Weenie
>84 8v rocc - organ donor waiting on time....
>86 8v Jetta GLI - Money and time sucker!


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