DIsmantled Outer CV joint!
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Old Timer
Cv joint in pieces
Any tips on how it is done please?
Thanks
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Local Hero
It isn the steering section 10-15 in my Bentley. Picture 5-12
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Old Timer
Firstly, and this is very important, there is only 1 way the inner race and outer race will fit into the CV joint.
The outer race has a "slim" edge and a "fat" edge. You need the fat edge to face the gearbox. The inner race has a "flat" edge and an "open" edge. You need the open edge to face the gearbox..
See the photo about half way down here
https://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=topicview&id=running-gear_2%2Fhelp-outer-cv-boot
Now once you have established which way round they go clean all the grease out with wd40 and assemble them dry. Ironically the grease was making it harder to push the race around once inside the joint. THen with them dry and the right way round you can just push both races down and pop the opposite ball bearing in from the outside edge. If you manage to get one in do the exact opposite side, if both races are the right way round this will be quite easy, if not it will be impossible.
It is a kind of nightmare game of 3D tetris but if you can get 4 or 5 balls in the you are on the right track. With the races the wrong way round I need a load force just to get 3 in and that was my limit. If they are the right way round then the 6th one is a bit tricky but only because it takes a bit of strength to push down the opposite corner races as there are already 5 balls in providing resistance
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Old Timer
It's really not that hard to put them together wrong, but it is very hard to get them back apart again!
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Local Hero
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