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Outer CV joint is stuck

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r5gtt:
Is there by any chance a retaining circlip in the greasy end under the boot?.

fliprio:

--- Quote from: r5gtt on May 02, 2016, 12:57:26 am ---You can Tey wind the bolt back it but you may damage the threads inside by doing this.
Make sure the complete lower is separated from the ball joint so theres enough to move at the rear when you're smacking it.

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The shaft is off the car in a vice so plenty of room to hit it, I have tried hitting the outer race cup and the inner splined section, some people recommend keeping the CV joint straight and some say tilt it over at an angle but neither seem to work.

That was also my concern with the bolt, i have seen a few guides on passats that seem to do it, but no idea if the joint is the same.  Its quite a fine pitch bolt as well, so any amount of damage to that first thread wouldn't be good

fliprio:

--- Quote from: r5gtt on May 02, 2016, 09:59:30 am ---Is there by any chance a retaining circlip in the greasy end under the boot?.

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That was my first thought when it wouldn't come off, no there doesn't seem to be one and the CV boot kit for this car comes with the internal clip that the CV has to jump over

r5gtt:
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

r5gtt:

--- Quote from: fliprio on May 02, 2016, 10:02:40 am ---
--- Quote from: r5gtt on May 02, 2016, 09:59:30 am ---Is there by any chance a retaining circlip in the greasy end under the boot?.

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That was my first thought when it wouldn't come off, no there doesn't seem to be one and the CV boot kit for this car comes with the internal clip that the CV has to jump over

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Reminds me of the seized cv I had on the tt. I had my neighbour take it to his mates garage and fit a stretchy boot over it until I replaced both drive shafts from a company called J&R in Birmingham and they were pretty cheap but prices have inflated there since 2 years have passed.

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