Important! : Driveshaft help!!

[chris-hall-yo]

I'm currantly fitting my coilovers and i'v done the drivers side succesfully. however on the nearside i'v been trying to get the driveshaft out for about an hour with no movement at all!!! The lower arm ball joint is out and the trackrod end and all that needs to be removed is the drive shaft. i'v hit it with a hammer, center punch ect ect ealy at a dead end now, any ideas please

[Cam]

The hubnut is fully off? Know how you fill changeing my shocks and its been a nightmare trying to get a drop link out that rounded off... I hate french cars.

[chris-hall-yo]

i'v got the bolt off the end of the driveshaft if thats what you mean. the other side just pushed out! ye french cars are just a basturd to work on

[saxo_singh]

They normally come out very easy. When I fitted my coilovers only had a problem with the droplinks as you would expect but everything else on mine come out or of easy.

[Cam]

You un-done the 3 13mm's on top to get movement on it?

[chris-hall-yo]

Originally Posted by saxo_singh

They normally come out very easy. When I fitted my coilovers only had a problem with the droplinks as you would expect but everything else on mine come out or of easy.

ye like i said realy no problem with the otherside easy peasy, just this side. cant wait to do the tortion bar tomorrow

[chris-hall-yo]

Originally Posted by Cam

You un-done the 3 13mm's on top to get movement on it?

ye done that, tried them done up and loose

[saxo_singh]

Id only loosen then top nuts, other wise you pull to hard and the whole shaft will come out the g box and you'll have a nasty oil patch to clean up

[Cam]

Try get a block of wood and keep hitting it with a hammer, you got a heat gun?

[chris-hall-yo]

Originally Posted by saxo_singh

Id only loosen then top nuts, other wise you pull to hard and the whole shaft will come out the g box and you'll have a nasty oil patch to clean up

ummm ye i'v lost a fuck load of gearbox oil 2

[saxo_singh]

Originally Posted by chris-hall-yo

ye like i said realy no problem with the otherside easy peasy, just this side. cant wait to do the tortion bar tomorrow

Put the driveshaft nut back on slightly and keep hitting with a hammer. Also try getting some wd40 to free it

[chris-hall-yo]

Originally Posted by Cam

Try get a block of wood and keep hitting it with a hammer, you got a heat gun?

tried block of wood and mallot, no i havent tried heat yet..... i'l c wot i can find round the garage

[chris-hall-yo]

Originally Posted by saxo_singh

Put the driveshaft nut back on slightly and keep hitting with a hammer. Also try getting some wd40 to free it

haha done this and the d40

[saxo_singh]

If you've allready lost the g.box oil then, undo the whole strut inc top nuts, and pull it all out with the driveshaft. Then atleast you can get it out the way and work on a bench or something to get it out.

[chris-hall-yo]

hhm ye i thin k im gona do that, and the end of the driveshaft/hub nut is stripped :L day gets fucking worse. hope they're not expensive

[BertieG]

there should be no reason for it to not come out. ive only had to use a hammer once, they always just drop out for me

[chris-hall-yo]

Originally Posted by BertieG

there should be no reason for it to not come out. ive only had to use a hammer once, they always just drop out for me

well mines clearly fucked. considering is also done 100 000 miles +. btw i just took the whole driveshaft out. the problem now is that i don t know weather to put the hub nut on as the start of the drive shaft thread is stripped.... never bying a french car agian

[SnakeVTR]

Driveshafts that havent been touched for years can be very seized, i use an air chisel at work with a rounded chisel attachment and aim right down the center of the shaft