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E53 REAR half shaft removal
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E53 REAR half shaft removal
Good afternoon people,
My D-Sport currently has it's REAR diff removed & needs new CV boots to the OUTER cv joints behind the hubs...
the vehicle has springs in place of the OEM air bags...
I am having trouble pulling the CV joint thru the suspension arm linkages & parts...
WILL the complete shafts come out ?
Is is possible I need to compress the springs a bit to allow the outer CV joints to pass thru the suspension linkages... as at the moment there is no room to pull the joint out.
cheers
Grant B
My D-Sport currently has it's REAR diff removed & needs new CV boots to the OUTER cv joints behind the hubs...
the vehicle has springs in place of the OEM air bags...
I am having trouble pulling the CV joint thru the suspension arm linkages & parts...
WILL the complete shafts come out ?
Is is possible I need to compress the springs a bit to allow the outer CV joints to pass thru the suspension linkages... as at the moment there is no room to pull the joint out.
cheers
Grant B
E53 REAR half shaft removal
Just seen this, why don’t you just cut the boot off and pull the shaft out of the splines. Without the diff fitted you should be able to give it a good pull to overcome the locking ring then there is only the thickness of the shaft to remove. Or am I missing something.
E53 REAR half shaft removal
Certainly missing something.......... The original post is over 10 years old!
E53 REAR half shaft removal
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E53 REAR half shaft removal
I posted this just a few days ago...
E53 REAR half shaft removal
The important thing is, did you get the shaft out??
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E53 REAR half shaft removal
Hi Henry,
Pulling the shafts in about 45 minutes - Sat14th Dec.... gonna leave the outer CV joints in Situ & tug the shafts, replace the boots & re-grease.
Will let you know how it all goes later today.
It hasn't been helped by the fact I caught this damned Covid bug... & was dying when pulling the diff out last weekend.... I was so exhausted I fell asleep under the car for 3 hours..
I have never felt so poorly in my entire life before.
Lots better now, just get exhausted at the smallest exertions.
I have a willing helper today, & just getting some new oil for the replacement diff... hopefully it will be back in one piece this afternoon.
The remains of the old diff is s sight to see, but unable to load pictures here.
if anyone can ping me their email via PM, then I will forward the images - as they are worth seeing, if only for a good laugh later.
Pulling the shafts in about 45 minutes - Sat14th Dec.... gonna leave the outer CV joints in Situ & tug the shafts, replace the boots & re-grease.
Will let you know how it all goes later today.
It hasn't been helped by the fact I caught this damned Covid bug... & was dying when pulling the diff out last weekend.... I was so exhausted I fell asleep under the car for 3 hours..
I have never felt so poorly in my entire life before.
Lots better now, just get exhausted at the smallest exertions.
I have a willing helper today, & just getting some new oil for the replacement diff... hopefully it will be back in one piece this afternoon.
The remains of the old diff is s sight to see, but unable to load pictures here.
if anyone can ping me their email via PM, then I will forward the images - as they are worth seeing, if only for a good laugh later.
E53 REAR half shaft removal
Piccies get loaded via the ‘Add files’ button just above the red ‘Post Reply’. You select the file and then select ‘Place inline’ and they get put into your text.
Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.
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E53 REAR half shaft removal
the diff is IN - yay