Technical Off side drive shaft
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Technical Off side drive shaft
What gearbox?
What are you trying to do..?
Spline out of hub
Tulip out of gearbox
Or separate the central shaft for bearing work ?
Looks like you have pulled the tripode out of the tulip ( stretched boot)
Look on the parts fische to see what the function is of that Black backplate.. its sitting up against the g.box cating.. behind the tulip
It appears there are cutaways to get a socket on the Hex features..
Look on the parts fische to see what the function is of that Black backplate.. its sitting up against the g.box cating.. behind the tulip
It appears there are cutaways to get a socket on the Hex features..
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That'll go back in it's not a problem. But can't get even a thin wall socket on that nuts you see.
I also tried to loosen the 3 torx bolts on the casing that holds that part on the shaft but even a good s/o socket started slipping off.
I'm buggered if can get it out, everything went good till that.
I also tried to loosen the 3 torx bolts on the casing that holds that part on the shaft but even a good s/o socket started slipping off.
I'm buggered if can get it out, everything went good till that.
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If you just want to take the box out, cut the clamp on the tulip boot and separate there.
To take the inner shaft out you have to undo the bolts on the plate behind the tulip. This plate holds the center bearing in the housing and the bearing holds the shaft into the box.
I've done it on a M32 'box on a Croma with normal spanners / sockets. You might have to use a crowsfoot spanner on a square drive extension. Even with plate off I had trouble due to corrosion between the steel bearing and alloy carrier. I had to heat the carrier with a hot air gun to get the bearing and shaft. out.
The bolts holding the bearing carrier to the box are RIBE not Torx. Removing them won't help anyway, there is a dowel between the box and housing. That and the inner shaft stop the shaft or carrier coming off even if you take the bolts out.
Robert G8RPI.
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Ah ok and that's the nuts I can't get off, I managed to get the torx/ribe bolts out but and casing thing is lose but as you these 2 nuts have to come off.
This is a coont of a job, I watched a few vids especially of KAW/Kevin Albert Williams, that guy knows his stuff. He does it but on a 1.2 petrol but says the 1.9 is the same. Maybe 90% but not all.
Thanks for that explanation I'll see how it goes now.
This is a coont of a job, I watched a few vids especially of KAW/Kevin Albert Williams, that guy knows his stuff. He does it but on a 1.2 petrol but says the 1.9 is the same. Maybe 90% but not all.
Thanks for that explanation I'll see how it goes now.
You didn't mention the Allen bolts at the back and the nuts are tacked onto the plate
He.. like me.. was giving general guidance
Ive not needed to do this on a Grande..YET
My GP's are all 75/100 bhp
The Croma is not
I did the job on a Croma over two years ago. I've not seen your car. As you said nuts and not mentioned bolts I assumed your carrier had studs with no bolt heads visble. There are often small variations in production.
Sorry for my lack of remote vision nd psychic abilty.
I'll go away now and stop wasting my time trying to help you.
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Yes you do that ie don't waste any more of you're time
Seriously, I know it often differs even the stupidest of things and unless you're dealing or working on stuff everyday, it's hard to remember at times don't worry.
I do appreciate all the help ect don't think I don't.
Seriously, I know it often differs even the stupidest of things and unless you're dealing or working on stuff everyday, it's hard to remember at times don't worry.
I do appreciate all the help ect don't think I don't.