Can you Regrease a CV joint?
If you need to grease the CV axle, there are several ways to go about it. Here are a few of the best methods: If the Boot Is Shrunken: You’ll need a couple of packets of CV joint grease and a CV boot clamp. If the joint is dry, remove the axle to clean the joint, and then add new grease and clamp the boot.
How do you remove a stripped axle bolt?
Smack the bolt head with a hammer to loosen… Get a 12MM 12 point socket and a long extension. pound it over the head of the bolt (enough so it bites but not so hard you cant get it off once the bolt is loose) and use a ratchet and the long extension with one hand in the middle) to torque the bolt loose.
Can you reuse axle bolt?
The shop manual warns not to reuse the axle nut, so I trotted off to the parts store for a new one. During the tightening process, the bolt or axle shaft stretches the nut into a round shape.
Can you reuse prevailing torque nuts?
The nuts spin freely until their distorted top threads engage the threads of the mating part. Prevailing torque lock nuts are reusable a limited number of times because the prevailing torque declines each time the nut is used.
Can you reuse leaf spring bolts?
Generally, most after-market U-bolt manufacturers recommend to never reuse U-bolts.
What’s the best way to remove a CV bolt?
Pick the one size slightly larger than the head of the bolt then hammer it on so the teeth bite into the bolt. You then use an SAE socket (3/4 I think) to remove the bolt. It’s a great solution. I just did this & had the same problem with getting vice grips to hold.
Can a CV bolt come out of a pelican?
The bolt extractor should not come out. You use the drill end to drill a hole, then you flip it around and (with left hand threads), reverse the drill and it tightens into the bolt. No way it’s going to come out. The socket idea almost worked but then it began slipping around the head.
What’s the best way to remove a drive shaft?
Remove rear part of exhaust system from clamping sleeve(s) → Engine Mechanical, Fuel Injection and Ignition; Rep. Gr.26; Exhaust System Components, Removing and Installing. Remove upper three mounting bolts for each drive shaft constant velocity joint. Note Never set alignment fixture on balance plates. Note
Can a CV axle be replaced on a Passat?
Hello Chris, replacing cv axles on front wheel drive Volkswagon Passat, concerned about the condition of Transaxle axle carrier bearing, has very small amount of play in it. Can it be replaced easily?… read more