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Title: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: mush on 11 June 2012, 10:27
as above I'm planning on removing both driveshaft's soon for my project and had a bad dream about it last night all the nuts broke off as i tried removing and were stuck in the block halting my project to an immediate stand still  :cry:

wasn't a good dream to be fair,
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: clipperjay on 11 June 2012, 12:37
Plus gas FTW
Sounds like a nightmare TBF?  :grin:
Wait until you shear captive nuts then you will be in a world of pain!  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: mk2bal on 11 June 2012, 13:10
Just make sure you use multi spline bits and not torq, and hammer it in fully before you even think about turning them... Think the bit is the equivalent of a t40, but 2x the splines.. Vw still sell new ones and they're not too expensive, worth doing imo
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: tech1889 on 11 June 2012, 14:34
This thread honestly made me chuckle  :grin:
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: Thom89 on 11 June 2012, 17:11
as above I'm planning on removing both driveshaft's soon for my project and had a bad dream about it last night all the nuts broke off as i tried removing and were stuck in the block halting my project to an immediate stand still  :cry:

wasn't a good dream to be fair,


You need to stop eating cheese before you go to bed :rolleyes:

Thom
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 11 June 2012, 20:00
When I was taking my suspension off my other MK2 that has been "resting" for 12 years - a few years ago - I had to hacksaw through the nuts of the two mounting bolts.

Took 9 hours.

Nightmare.

 :huh:

Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: Bandit127 on 11 June 2012, 20:35
The thought of getting the rusty bottom bolts out of my rear engine mount without breaking them is bad enough...

I will stick to my 'junior' worries for the moment and graduate to drive shaft bolts in good time.
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: lemski on 11 June 2012, 21:51
M8 spline tool. Tap em in easy. If u can't get em out get a grinder n cut the heads of then u can turn em out after u removed driveshaft. no more nighmares about driveshafts now
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: Seanl on 11 June 2012, 22:07
Closest I've come was the caliper carrier bolts!  :sick: A bit of heat and a set of stilsons and I was able to leave my pants on.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: tech1889 on 11 June 2012, 22:52
Ive just bought two cans of plusgas to add to my collection as normally i just use bigger and bigger breaker bars till one works but my track rods seem seized so will persuade with plusgas see how good it is
Title: Re: had a dream about my driveshafts............
Post by: clipperjay on 12 June 2012, 09:03
Ive just bought two cans of plusgas to add to my collection as normally i just use bigger and bigger breaker bars till one works but my track rods seem seized so will persuade with plusgas see how good it is


Use two big hammers smack either side of the tie rod ends it will pop, failing that use a jack to prop up the wishbones so there is no weight on the rods when up on axal stands.
I always use a ball joint splitter makes life easier by far!