MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: james on July 19, 2012, 10:45:29 am

Title: drop drive shafts
Post by: james on July 19, 2012, 10:45:29 am

Just need a quick bit of help  :innocent:

To drop the drive shafts from the gearbox,  do you need to undo the 3 ball joint bolts?  and just the nuts around the shaft?

or is there another way?

cheers

Title: Re: drop drive shafts
Post by: gazon69 on July 19, 2012, 11:18:43 am

The nuts around the shaft will need specialist removal mate and lots of anaesthetic. Though why you would want to remove the nuts from the shaft in the 1st place is beyond me. Dont they work properly???(sorry mate couldn't resist) :evilgrin:

Title: Re: drop drive shafts
Post by: james on July 19, 2012, 02:15:18 pm

dropped engine out  :happy2: for cdl.

Title: Re: drop drive shafts
Post by: vRSAlex on July 19, 2012, 02:21:32 pm

Yeah just remove the 6 bolts from the gearbox end, then the the ball joints on the 3 nuts.  This gives enough clearance.

Title: Re: drop drive shafts
Post by: james on July 19, 2012, 02:22:58 pm

cheers  :drinking: