rpsmith79 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 How the feck do you remove CV joints I have seen a video on Youtube of a guy holding the driveshaft in a vice and tapping the CV joint off with a hammer Now i have tried this on one of my driveshafts and it worked fine, the other however is another story, it won't budge no matter how hard i whack it What am i doing wrong????? HELP PLEASE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 should just knock of mate,can be a pain though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 This one just will not knock off, i even brought out my small lump hammer with no luck I could use the driveshafts off the donor car, but i know mine are in good nick as the inner CV's were done a couple of years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3mP Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Not sure on ur model, But on my gen 7 and as far as im aware most cars, I had to do mine saturday.. There is a little spring C-Clip inside it hitting it wount work... To much play as ur hitting it. I had to use a gear/pully puller to get mine off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 This one just will not knock off, i even brought out my small lump hammer with no luck I could use the driveshafts off the donor car, but i know mine are in good nick as the inner CV's were done a couple of years back Probably the clip jamming up,make sure you hold it tightly in the vice...then wack it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadlebag Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 remember bek telling me there is a slot or groove located on the driveshaft where a crowbar should be positioned, apprently thats what it says in a toyota manual.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 As said above mate, They're held on by a snap ring in the end of the shaft and should knock off with a block of wood and a hammer but I've had one before that trapped the ring and was a bitch to get off and snapped the ring in the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I think you get a new ring with the CV joint, so shouldn't be a problem snapping one I have brought it to work with me where we have bigger vices and bigger hammers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I have brought it to work with me where we have bigger vices and bigger hammers Thats a win win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Well, it's managed to defeat everyone at work, even the maintenance fitter who can pretty much fix anything So it looks like i will have to resort to plan B and use the unknown drive shaft out of the donor car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I had a hell of a job with the one that snapped the ring, the ring had got trapped in the splines and I literally had to shear the snap ring to get it off, silly design really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antmax7 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 rich take it to a garage they prob won't even charge you they will have a trick no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Yeah, i think i'll give that a try tomorrow morning Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3mP Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 mine jammed up inside if u can get a gear puller on it it should come of fairly easy, well i say easy but u know what i mean.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 There is nothing to pull (or push) against on the Gen 5 driveshaft, the only way is to knock it off as far as i can see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planc Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Can you post a pic of the shaft and area you are trying to remove mate, If I can help or get some info from the manual I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm 99% sure i'm doing it right as i have removed the CV joints off the other side and off the other pair of driveshafts off the donor car, but this one just won't budge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adex Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I'm pretty sure the reason is that the shaft has been assembled incorrectly. The inner race of the CV usually looks identical on both sides but they're not. On one side, the hole through which the driveshaft goes has a chamfered edge. The shaft should be assembled so that the side with the chamfer is on the inside of the CV. The chamfer is designed to help the snap ring to compress when removal is necessary. In you find yourself in a situation like you describe, I'd put money on the CV having been assembled incorrectly. As I'm sure you're aware from doing the other side, the snap ring is a pretty loose fit on the shaft. Understanding this loose fit is the key to persuading the CV off. You need to hold the shaft in a vice & try tapping the CV off again. If you have no luck, you need to slacken the vice off a little & rotate the the entire shaft in the vice grips by 5/10 degrees. Re-tighten the vice & try again. If you have no luck, loosen the vice & rotate the shaft by a few degrees again. What you're aiming to do is to get one end of the snap ring to hang into the groove to enable it to fully compress all the way round. The snap ring in this (crap) diagram is slightly exaggerated, but you get the idea. It's a bit like safe cracking! Every difficult CV I've ever come across has been removed using this method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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