machinerguy
05-03-2010, 11:38 PM
In order to not destroy anything, I have taken to backing out the bolts about 1/4" and driving the bottom two through with a soft aluminum drift (and hammer) on the bolt heads and a jack on the top one 'cause you ain't swingin' anything through that axle's inner c.
For a jack, I use a 1/2-13 bolt 2-1/4" long with a coupling nut about 1-1/2" long. You gearheads will know that turning the nut against the curved cast surface of the inner c will cause the jack to walk off. Well, that 3/4 box end wrench on the head of the 1/2-13 jack bolt(which rests on the head of that metric 12-point bastard) will jam nicely against the bottom of the upper balljoint stud and hold the jack inline with the bolt while you turn the nut against the inner c.
Bang, bang, crank. Bang, bang, crank, easy as pie.
Naturally,if necessary, loosen the 12 point bearing mounting bolts a little more, reset the jack and....
Hope it helps somebody.
For a jack, I use a 1/2-13 bolt 2-1/4" long with a coupling nut about 1-1/2" long. You gearheads will know that turning the nut against the curved cast surface of the inner c will cause the jack to walk off. Well, that 3/4 box end wrench on the head of the 1/2-13 jack bolt(which rests on the head of that metric 12-point bastard) will jam nicely against the bottom of the upper balljoint stud and hold the jack inline with the bolt while you turn the nut against the inner c.
Bang, bang, crank. Bang, bang, crank, easy as pie.
Naturally,if necessary, loosen the 12 point bearing mounting bolts a little more, reset the jack and....
Hope it helps somebody.