GT mowog wrote:
Another option (since you feel you have no luck with bearings!) is to leave the outer CV's in place and remove the drive shafts from them.
Pot joints are way better than Uni's - as long as you keep the boots in good condition. I suspect that you don't like them because you've had difficult getting them apart the right way and have probably taken the boots off and seperated the joints by removing the inner from the outer and mess every where?
The correct way is to undo and release the top ball joint and left the hub fall away from the car. Then get a long pointed (but not sharp) drift and give the inner of the inner CV a good sharp hit, might need to or three goes, but they come apart easy and clean.
damn right you are mate.. I couldn't help but laugh when I read this, cos ur EXACTLY RITE. I was covered in greese from head to toe, I ended up wearing it all. Enough greese to sink an army in there.... lol.
I didn't have a ball joint spiltter and didn't want to reak my ball joints trying to do it the old fashioned way,,, 2 scared to do that, neva done that b4...
Thats one of the reasons why I like uni's treat them well and they will be fine. Also don't have to piss around with taking the ball joints off etc...
"Then get a long pointed (but not sharp) drift and give the inner of the inner CV a good sharp hit, might need to or three goes, but they come apart easy and clean.[/quote]"
I dont understand this bit....