Tricks to get CVs out

[buddha]

Anyone out there got any tricks to get CVs out.
Snapped front left axel and exploded the CV, now that came out easy.
Got to donor diff yesterday to pull out CV, and had a bitch of a time. Ended up getting the old grinder into the area so i could pull it out a bit easier.
If this usual, or am i missing something.

[spannercrab]

Assuming you have taken the stub axle off, CV's usually just "slide right out" - they are flattened on either side meaning that you need to rotate the CV until the flat parts are top and bottom of the swivel ball.

If you did that and still couldn't get it out ... you have problems! Sometimes if a CV is cracked, but not shattered the outer cup will expand to a point where it is difficult to rotate / remove. An intertia puller is the go here.

[Wendle]

pull the bearing caps and wiper seal and take the whole knuckle off.

[buddha]

the cv i pulled out of the donor axel was a birfield. It was round the whole way round, with no flat spots. Have checked it and its good, no cracks.

Could this be the reason it was a bitch to get out?

[David_S]

All the CV joints I have ever installed/removed from my MQ have been round - no flat spots at all - and I have never had trouble removing them. They just slide out once you have removed the stub axle. Any idea what's holding it? You could always try removing the knucke flange, axle and all, so that you can look at it from the "inside" to see what the problem is.

[CanberraMav]

I think its those little girl arms of yours.

That would be the problem.

Did the the new donor go into your your housing OK?

[buddha]

havnt put itin yet, doing it tomorow.

[Bunyip]

Have done it a few time's, each time swivel hub bearing's have been removed also the swiper seal and knuckle removed but still don't just slide out had to leaver them!!!!!!!!!
but still didn't have as much troble as buddha yeah must be those little girly arm's