Saying Thanks
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From: Vero Beach Florida
Saying Thanks
I just want to thank forum member quickcat for the excellent write up and photos he posted about half shaft removal. I did my wheel bearing u-joints and washer on drivers side today and the write up and photos were a great help. I'm reposting the write up and his photos 
"First lift the car and support. Be safe out there!
Then disconnect the tie rod and spring. Remove the spindle nut"
"Now remove the caps from the inner u-joints. Be sure to remove the spindle nut first and be careful not to let the caps to come off and loose needle bearings all over your garage floor"
"Remove the bolt that attaches the lower control arm to the spindle and move it out of the way"
Now for the tricky part (relatively so I guess)...
"Pull the hub assembly with the half shaft toward you and away from the differential unitl the inner u-joint clears the yolk, then lower it. Then while holding the hub assembly out pull the half shaft inward until it is clear of the hub bearing. DO NOT FORCE ANYTHING!! but be firm. Be careful with the brake lines, wires, and cables"
"The washer goes against the shoulder of the splined shaft"
Installation is the reverse of removal.
The forum is a great place
"First lift the car and support. Be safe out there!
Then disconnect the tie rod and spring. Remove the spindle nut"
"Now remove the caps from the inner u-joints. Be sure to remove the spindle nut first and be careful not to let the caps to come off and loose needle bearings all over your garage floor"
"Remove the bolt that attaches the lower control arm to the spindle and move it out of the way"
Now for the tricky part (relatively so I guess)...
"Pull the hub assembly with the half shaft toward you and away from the differential unitl the inner u-joint clears the yolk, then lower it. Then while holding the hub assembly out pull the half shaft inward until it is clear of the hub bearing. DO NOT FORCE ANYTHING!! but be firm. Be careful with the brake lines, wires, and cables"
"The washer goes against the shoulder of the splined shaft"
Installation is the reverse of removal.
The forum is a great place
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Irvine Ca
Well, you didn't need to take the outer stub shaft out of the knuckle.
You could have taken the 10mm strap bolts out of the outer u-joint of the half shaft. Then you needn't take off as much stuff as you did.
You removed a lot of suspension components when all you needed was the two closest to it so you could maneuver it out.
The Spring can stay hooked up....etc. CentralCoaster said He did his by only removing the four u-joint straps and then prying outward on the knuckle, I had to remove a couple of more things from memory.
Reaching in with the long extensions is absolutely the ticket.
*Edit*
Now I remember, only the Ball Joint and Alignment deal that hooks to the D36 is all that I took off.
You could have taken the 10mm strap bolts out of the outer u-joint of the half shaft. Then you needn't take off as much stuff as you did.
You removed a lot of suspension components when all you needed was the two closest to it so you could maneuver it out.
The Spring can stay hooked up....etc. CentralCoaster said He did his by only removing the four u-joint straps and then prying outward on the knuckle, I had to remove a couple of more things from memory.
Reaching in with the long extensions is absolutely the ticket.
*Edit*
Now I remember, only the Ball Joint and Alignment deal that hooks to the D36 is all that I took off.
Last edited by jhammons01; Aug 12, 2009 at 03:23 PM.
