loggyboy
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| posted on 20/2/12 at 10:30 PM |
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Push-in shafts - dismantling/shortening Qs
I need to send my shafts off to Raw to have them shortened to the right length for the striker, and I beleive they will just want the shaft, not all
the joints etc, however the push in shafts seem to be fairly fixed without the typical circlips I have experience on other driveshafts when removing
CVs. Is it even possible to remove them, and if so, will I be able to get new/refurbed CVs?
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daniel mason
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| posted on 20/2/12 at 10:39 PM |
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why not send them the complete shafts with c/v 's? they shouldnt need to remove them if they are just cutting,shortening,sleeving and
re-welding. thats what i did anyway
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loggyboy
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| posted on 20/2/12 at 10:47 PM |
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We'll ideally i'd like to take the opportunity to replace the CV joints anyway, dont really want to put on used CVs that I know little
about, one of the gaiters was badly split aswell, so who knows how long it will last.
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snapper
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| posted on 21/2/12 at 07:09 AM |
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The push in shafts have a tripod joint with 3 wheels not a CV as you know it.
They do come off with a circlip
PDF
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loggyboy
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| posted on 21/2/12 at 08:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
The push in shafts have a tripod joint with 3 wheels not a CV as you know it.
They do come off with a circlip
PDF
EDIT - just reread that PDF, thats for front halfshafts?!
Thanks, but mine don't seem to be like that, there is some sort of nylon disc and it seems the outer metal of the joint is pressed around it.
[Edited on 21/2/12 by loggyboy]
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jambojeef
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| posted on 21/2/12 at 11:00 AM |
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Its a bit of a fiddle.
The thin steel "can" which surrounds the whole joint has to be driven off with a hammer. It is crimped on the outboard end and so needs to
be opened up with hammer / suitable drift and the can is then driven off the joint along the length of the driveshaft.
There is an o-ring under the can recessed into the stub axle which you might want to inspect and you'll probably need a new can from Ford part
no. 6101698 and £4.54 each for mine - may be different to yours though.
Once the can is off the end of the stub axle, the driveshaft comes free and can be further freed from the tripode after removal of a circlip which you
can only see once you've driven the can off the end.
Im part way through mine - be interesting to see yours when you've got it sorted,
Geoff
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