how to undo a drive shaft nut?

[hiho]

Hello,

I have a set of hub assemblies with the outer CV joints but no drive shafts so there isnt much to stop the shaft from turning when i try to undo the drive shaft nut.

Any suggestions???

Cheers!

[Jarred]

Get a big adjustable wrench to hold onto the outer CV (from the rear) and then support it/postition it so it doesn't move whislt you get your 30mm socket with a really long torque arm to undo the nut.

naturally, WD40, heat, rattle gun may also be of assistance.

[GoLfMan]

Hello,

I have a set of hub assemblies with the outer CV joints but no drive shafts so there isnt much to stop the shaft from turning when i try to undo the drive shaft nut.

Any suggestions???

Cheers!

if you have access to a vice, rattle gun and lots of WD40 you might have one solution

otherwise, again stick it in a vice (with a rag wrapped around it of course!) and get stuck in with a torque bar

hope this helps?

[hiho]

i just realised that i can bolt a wheel to the hub! that should give me a bit more to hold onto!

[jayjay]

that also works.

alternatively, you can get someone to jump in the car and squish the brake pedal as you stand on a 2m steel pipe.

[MiKe1_golf]

i tried about a 2m pipe and still would not budge untill i had some on put their foot on the brake... then it was easy as. can't recomend the foot on the brake enough!

[Spyda]

There was a topic on this not long ago. They said your not suposta use a rattle gun, when i tryed it it didnt work anyway.

Using a long pipe on the end of a braker bar works well just dont stomp on it because i broke the auto gear box doing that. Your also suposta undo it while the car is on the ground, there is less that can go wrong, like the time i smashed my lip when the brake sliped.

[MiKe1_golf]

There was a topic on this not long ago. They said your not suposta use a rattle gun, when i tryed it it didnt work anyway.

Using a long pipe on the end of a braker bar works well just dont stomp on it because i broke the auto gear box doing that. Your also suposta undo it while the car is on the ground, there is less that can go wrong, like the time i smashed my lip when the brake sliped.

haha. my mate put his tooth trough his lip doing the same thing... chipped a bit of my paint haha

[hiho]

i guess im screwed then cos the hub is not on a car, and the drive shaft has been cut on one side and removed from the outer cv joint on the other.

Is it possible for me to install a drive shaft into the outer cv joint, then install the hub onto the car, put weight on the wheel then attemp the 2m pole?

Any advice on outer cv joints and how they are attached to the drive shaft?

CHeers,

[MiKe1_golf]

It can be a **** fight trying to get them off the shaft. I ended up buying a complete shaft w/ boots cvs still intact. Was much easier to replace the whole thing