replacing cv joints sos

parko24 · Post by **parko24** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:22 pm

gracias, il give it a go. i think im rushing to much cause im supposed to be on the road. just a hypothetical, it wouldnt be real safe driving without those pins in right?

MTB92 · Post by **MTB92** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:25 pm

a good wrestle with a pair of pliers should get them out, you have heaps to grip on.
did you check that the holes on the cup lines up with the splined shaft out of the gear box? it looks to me like it doesn't. when you look through the hole you should see daylight (it can be a bit awkward to line it up).
it is also worth wriggling the cup in and out a bit as you tap them in initially so that the hole lines up (even if the rotation is right, they can still be displaced horizontally).

hope that helps.

parko24 · Post by **parko24** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:33 pm

yea i can see throught the hole, they just wont fit. im hoping they didnt give me the wrong pins, they look the same. plyers got em out cheers!

Brad_Stacey · Post by **Brad_Stacey** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:20 pm

Try moving the shaft 180 degrees.

parko24 · Post by **parko24** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:25 pm

got it all on all sweet and went for a test drive but now i have no brakes which was fun in the hammering down rain. it had a bit of pressure on the peddle but would eventuall go all the way to the floor and the car wouldnt slow which was concerning, gotta love hand brakes in the wet.

scoobymine · Post by **scoobymine** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:24 pm

If you dont get the spline dead on, the pin wont go in. I've spent too much time on it, but persistance and a stiff neck pays off.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:20 pm

I'm glad someone else gets stiff neck. Yeah, sometimes just needs a shove closer or further from the box for things to line up.
Why no brakes now ??