Outer Joint Disassembly

[georgeb]

A couple of folks on here said that my '93 FSM's claim that the outer joint can't be disassembled is a croc. I've cocked mine as far as it will go and can't see any snap ring like the outers have. Hep.

[WmWatt]

Haynes manual says it doesn't come apart but someone on here said he hit it with a hammer and it came apart. I dont' recall him saying how he got it back togehter again. Be nice if someone with a discadred axle could try it. Haynes manual says to replace the outer boot take the inner end apart and remove the balancer, ie. do it from the inner end. You can repack the CV outer bearings by just undoing the boot straps and sliding the boot up ther axle. I've done that. Don't even need to take the axle off the car.

[Pu241]

georgeb, perhaps your is "a turd".

[Zanzer]

[Zanzer]

Oh No! I guess I should probably put this back together before the FSM sees it LOL :mrgreen:

[kartracer46]

^OMG YES! Zanzer, please don't let the factory manual see that sort of thing done. That would be against manufacturer's recommendations.

[Pu241]

Zanzer!

Stop doing what can't be done!

You'll only learn something and teacher others that just because a manual says it can't be done, it isn't necessarily so!

And probably encourage others to question the status quo and get creative!

We can't have that!

[Pu241]

Cleaned up like that, it almost look like a piece of art!

[Zanzer]

OMG YES! Zanzer, please don't let the factory manual see that sort of thing done. That would be against manufacturer's recommendations.

[Zanzer]

Zanzer!

Stop doing what can't be done!

You'll only learn something and teacher others that just because a manual says it can't be done, it isn't necessarily so!

And probably encourage others to question the status quo and get creative!

We can't have that!



Cleaned up like that, it almost look like a piece of art!

Hehehe, there I go being a free thinker again. Will I never learn!? LOL :mrgreen:


The axle came with a G series and shaft I bought about a week ago. It was pretty nasty since one of the boots was off of it when it arrived. I noticed it looked almost new after cleaning it up so after seeing how nice it is I'm thinking of purchasing 2 new boots and rebuilding it for a spare since it's the right side for a Capri. May come in handy for me or Will one day

[georgeb]

Nice pics and humor, but I still don't know how you got it apart. A VW/Porsche joint cocks far enough for the balls to fall out but these don't.

[gauge_half_inch]

As you can see in the pic there is a spring clip ring similar to the splined inner portion that goes into the diff. The best way is to use a vise bolted down of course, and a large brass punch. The bigger the better and hit the center part as close to the shaft portion as possible. It usually take a good amount of force. One you overcome the spring ring it will be able to rotate far enough to start removing the balls the the cage. Be very carefull not to damage the center star portion.

[georgeb]

So you beat on the cage? Does the inner race slide over the snap ring while the snap ring stays in the groove?

[Zanzer]

All I used was a piece of pipe and Newton's 1st law of motion


I use a piece of pipe who's ID is slightly larger than the axle's OD and longer than the axle. I slide the pipe over the axle and seat the inner cage flat against the end of the pipe. I then stab it down hard against the top of my heavy steel welding table. The force and inertia compresses the circlip and the axle pops out of the inner race. Then you can rotate the cage and remove the bearings. It usually takes me longer to locate the pipe than it does to disassemble the axle and it's typically prefaced by "now where did I put that darn thing...I hope I didn't use it to fabricate something" :mrgreen:

[georgeb]

That's the answer I was looking for. I didn't know that the ring compresses. Tanx