help on driveshafts please

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help on driveshafts please

dazaloulou

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hi this is my 1st post i have a seicento sporting i want to change the osf leg hub and driveshaft complete how does the complete driveshaft come away from the gearbox iam not sure any help will be welcomed thanks regards daz
 
Hi, no idea about your particular car but I have removed many a driveshaft on FWD and they always follow a similar theme - either held in place by a split metal O ring or by virtue of the geometry of the rest of the car.
Usually involves removing the nut where the driveshaft comes through the wheel hub, removing a balljoint so the whole hub / suspension assembly can be swung to one side (if you are lucky, in some cases, the coil/damper/hub assembly also has to come off). The driveshaft can then be 'popped' out of the gearbox*, usually with the loss of some gear oil.
* where an O ring helps hold it in place a flathead screwdriver or similar can be used to help, otherwise the shaft simply slides out.
 
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