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Outer CV joint is stuck
fliprio:
--- Quote from: r5gtt on May 02, 2016, 10:04:16 am ---No don't hit the bolt as you've got the shaft in the vice and all it needs is a good few hard smacks where you're already hitting it but I'm guessing you've got a pretty seized cv joint.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=88663.0
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no, it wouldn't be from hitting the bolt but from the end of the bolt pushing on the spine
The joint only came off 18 months ago when the garage put a new boot on - cheap non oem boots dont seem to last which is why I have a nice VW one to go on :-(
maybe I will give it another go today and see if I have any more luck
r5gtt:
I've looked on goggle pictures and I'm. pretty sure your cv is seized solid and needs a heavy lump hammer to knock it off.
That bolt just goes into the cv end and does not touch the drive shaft. so pointless knocking it.
fliprio:
--- Quote from: r5gtt on May 02, 2016, 10:28:12 am ---I've looked on goggle pictures and I'm. pretty sure your cv is seized solid and needs a heavy lump hammer to knock it off.
That bolt just goes into the cv end and does not touch the drive shaft. so pointless knocking it.
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Popped to the local mechanic I know, a bigger bench and a bigger vice with a big copper headed mallet and it came off, took a good 15 mins of hitting it for it to come off. The spines were nicely greased so it must have caught on the c-clip rather than siezed....bloody thing, he said they are not usually that bad
r5gtt:
Glad you got it sorted as I knew a good whacking would get it off :signLOL: oh and thanks for the update :grin:
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