removing drive shafts from an f20 gear box

[lyfie]

hi people, need to remove my drive shafts from my f20 gear box. whats the best way of doing it?

[rudd86]

theres like slack in the cv joint, grab the driveshaft, push it towards the gearbox and pull it back as far as it will go, do this a couple of times and the lot should pop out.

[M_wolf69]

If you dont want the G/box oil to spill out - undo ball joint, remove hub nut, unclip the inner gator (G/box end), remove shaft from G/box, pullout cv joint.

hope this helps

[lyfie]

the gear box oil has been drained. its just the gearbox & shafts. ive removed the hubs etc

[Paul]

Yeh just give it a pull works 90% of the time.
Other than that stick a nice strong starp pry bar in the slight gap betweet the shart and the box.

Paul

[lyfie]

Yeh just give it a pull works 90% of the time.
Other than that stick a nice strong starp pry bar in the slight gap betweet the shart and the box.

Paul

ive tired to prise it out with a bar but had no luck, its like there stuck in there

[CraigGreen]

Just yank the shaft.

[lyfie]

Just yank the shaft.

will this do any damage though? my mate whos helping me sort my car out is a mechanic & even he's struggling to get them out

[Jamie_F]

if tugging the shafts dosent work, drop off the the diff cover plate on the bottom of the box, you will see the diff, rotate the diff/sfats untill you can see the end of the cv in the diff, jab a screwdriver inbetween the diff and the end of cv and give it a tap with a hammer and it will pop straight out, this is by far the eaiest way, but it is the messisest due to having to drop the box oil out.

[CraigGreen]

As Jamie said.

Also if you can get the 1st out, you can knock the 2nd one back through the centre.

[lyfie]

if tugging the shafts dosent work, drop off the the diff cover plate on the bottom of the box, you will see the diff, rotate the diff/sfats untill you can see the end of the cv in the diff, jab a screwdriver inbetween the diff and the end of cv and give it a tap with a hammer and it will pop straight out, this is by far the eaiest way, but it is the messisest due to having to drop the box oil out.

thats perfect mate & will try that tomorrow, bonus really because the gear box oil is drained & the diff plate is off. Thanks alot for all your help people. Appreciate it