mr_pr
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| posted on 2/11/08 at 03:54 PM |
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Drive Shafts....
I have this
and I need to undo this nut I assume to get the sierra hubs and bearing carriers off? (The car is using a freelander diff)
The nut is FT. So before I give myself a hernia trying to remove it, it does need to come off right? Any tips?!
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Andy W
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| posted on 2/11/08 at 03:59 PM |
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One side is left hand thread
Andy
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 2/11/08 at 04:07 PM |
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I suppose the whole shaft may fit through the hole in your upright allow the bearing carrier to bolt on the outside. However, if you want to
check/change bearings, it would be sensible to do it at this stage. They are VFT and the nearside (if you can tell off the car) is left hand thread.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 2/11/08 at 04:24 PM |
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Not easy with it off the car. Work out which thread is which one, maybe a bit of lube and big bar and bring on the hernia!!
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Bigheppy
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| posted on 2/11/08 at 04:59 PM |
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Once youve worked out which thread youve got, get a long piece heavy weight flat bar or angle drill a hole in one end and bolt it onto the drive
flange. Using a good quality socket with a long extension undo the nut allowing the bar to rest against the next stud. 
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mr_pr
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| posted on 2/11/08 at 05:20 PM |
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Ok, so it is just FT then. Oh well. It does need to come off then...
I'll get 999 on speed dial for tomorrow...
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craigsimon77
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| posted on 2/11/08 at 09:48 PM |
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I just did this to my bmw e30 drive shafts, off car (makes it pretty tough) I put the brake rotor back on which was buggered anyway and clamped that
down in the vice. I had a 2m piece of pipe slid over my breaker bar and it still was tough!!!!!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 12:33 PM |
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Another option is to try friendly garage if you cant get them undone at home. Some may have a heavy duty pro impact wrench. You will still need long
pry bar to lock between the studs though.
Not sure but you may be able to use a nut splitter if all else fails.
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mr_pr
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 06:21 PM |
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Well I managed to get the left hand threaded one off by myself but admitted defeat on the RHT.
A local Land Rover mechanic helped me out though...
So now I have it like this.
Do I need to remove the Hub end to fit to the Mac#1 supplied half shaft? If so, how do I get it off?
Thanks
Ed
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bigrich
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 10:27 PM |
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you have u2u.
piccy to help explain
 
Rescued attachment driveshaft.jpg
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A pint for the gent and a white wine/fruit based drink for the lady. Those are the rules
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mr_pr
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 10:37 PM |
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Thanks for the u2u.
I'll have a crack tomorrow.
Thanks again Rich.
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mr_pr
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 09:10 AM |
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Cheers Rich, they came apart nicely.
Just need to clean up the bits and reassemble now!
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bigrich
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 09:48 PM |
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Ed
just be sure you fit the driveshaft end with the L/H thread to the shorter new shaft so it ends up on the N/S of the car(pass side)
A pint for the gent and a white wine/fruit based drink for the lady. Those are the rules
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