rear half shaft removal?

[johnd-mkiv]

Got the joyful job of swapping diffs and shafts on my supra, ive read that some can be a pain to get apart, will it be a better option to just remove the shafts complete with hubs split at the ball joints and swap them over that way or do the shafts generally pop out?

 

thanks

[TheTurtleshead]

Remove the entire shaft and UJ Assembly from the car, they come out easy. Remove the nut and they might just come out with a big of wiggling. If not see if you can get a puller over the hub and press on the centre's to get them out, If you don't have a puller a gentle tapping should do the job.There's a dimple in the middle of the end of the shaft that a drift locates into nicely.

 

You'll need a big torque wrench to do them up again, (289NM/213ftlbs I think!). The one on the driver's side is a Left Handed thread also, but if you're changing the shorter passenger for a big case shaft, the you shouldn't need to touch the driver's.

Edited December 12, 2013 by TheTurtleshead (see edit history)

[johnd-mkiv]

Remove the entire shaft and UJ Assembly from the car, they come out easy. Remove the nut and they might just come out with a big of wiggling. If not see if you can get a puller over the hub and press on the centre's to get them out, If you don't have a puller a gentle tapping should do the job.There's a dimple in the middle of the end of the shaft that a drift locates into nicely.

 

You'll need a big torque wrench to do them up again, (289NM/213ftlbs I think!). The one on the driver's side is a Left Handed thread also, but if you're changing the shorter passenger for a big case shaft, the you shouldn't need to touch the driver's.

 

that's great thanks very much