Front Halfshaft Removal???

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Author Message   Curtis N (Curtis) Senior Member Username: Curtis Post Number: 501 Registered: 05-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 07:18 pm:    Anyone know what needs to come off with a D1 front 1/2shaft. The rears were a piece of cake, but the fronts look a little trickier. We are at the point of popping off the rubber cap and pulling on the shaft. We also got off the 5-17mm botlts on the end. It did not want to come out so we removed a large nut and washer berfore it seemed more like a bearing repack. Now we are thinking that we should be using a pulley puller. Any ideas? Thanks, Curtis   Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1610 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 08:33 pm:    Curtis: Why are you doing this? You must remove the hub to pull the CV joint/halfshaft, then, the stub axle. Once you get the hub off (disconnect the brake caliper, pull it out of the way, remove big-assed nut (2-1/16") pull hub off), you will see yet another ring of bolts, remove the bolts and the stub axle, grab ahold of the end of the axle and pull. Peace, Paul   Curtis N (Curtis) Senior Member Username: Curtis Post Number: 502 Registered: 05-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 08:50 pm:    Thanks Paul, I am helping a friend who is outting in a DL/TT, 4.11's, & HD shafts. We just got a little stumped and most of our support gys are not at the shop. Thanks again for the info! Curtis   max garcia (Max_n_erica) New Member Username: Max_n_erica Post Number: 10 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 08:52 pm:    Curtis It sounds like you might just want to pull the whole unit? To replace my third member I just removed the 5 bolts and tierod and one big pull. What do you want to do? Max   max garcia (Max_n_erica) New Member Username: Max_n_erica Post Number: 11 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 08:55 pm:    I guess i should add that this will only allow you to back it out not completly remove it. Max   Curtis N (Curtis) Senior Member Username: Curtis Post Number: 503 Registered: 05-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 01:56 am:    Max & Paul, Thanks fo the tips. We got it done and it was not very daunting, but we obviously had questions. One assumption I had was that the front shafts were to be replaced. I was wrong - only the rears. We simply unbolted the hub assembly & one tie rod and that was enough to allow the fronts to release from the diff. Thanks for the help! Curtis