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E53 REAR half shaft removal

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Post by X5-D-Sport » Tue Dec 10, 2024 3:10 pm

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.

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Post by henrym3 » Fri Dec 13, 2024 8:42 pm

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.

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Post by StuBeeDoo » Sat Dec 14, 2024 8:19 am

henrym3 wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 8:42 pm Or am I missing something.
Certainly missing something.......... The original post is over 10 years old! :o
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Post by marti » Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:35 am

StuBeeDoo wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 8:19 am
henrym3 wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 8:42 pm Or am I missing something.
Certainly missing something.......... The original post is over 10 years old! :o
I must be missing something :tumbleweed: , to me it reads it was posted Tue Dec 10, 2024 3:10 pm ???

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Post by StuBeeDoo » Sat Dec 14, 2024 10:44 am

marti wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:35 am
StuBeeDoo wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 8:19 am
henrym3 wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 8:42 pm Or am I missing something.
Certainly missing something.......... The original post is over 10 years old! :o
I must be missing something :tumbleweed: , to me it reads it was posted Tue Dec 10, 2024 3:10 pm ???
My humble apologies. I read the post wrong. :headbang: Must be my age. :roll:
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Post by X5-D-Sport » Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:30 am

I posted this just a few days ago...

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Post by henrym3 » Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:36 am

The important thing is, did you get the shaft out??

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Post by X5-D-Sport » Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:43 am

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.

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Post by X5Sport » Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:05 pm

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Post by X5-D-Sport » Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:17 pm

the diff is IN - yay

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Post by Leslie » Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:56 pm

Yay :driving:

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Post by X5Sport » Sat Dec 14, 2024 7:44 pm

X5-D-Sport wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:17 pm the diff is IN - yay
Excellent news. :D :D :D :D :D
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