[Shotimes] halfshaft removal from the knuckle

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

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Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

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shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 07/30/2003 10:45:35 AM:

> 30mm socket-may as well buy it for a few bucks
> 
> Whenever I have needed to remove a stubborn halfshaft, I "zip" the nut 
> off with my superhuman strength arms and use a hammer to "tap" the 
> halfshaft out of the spindle while pulling the spindle away from the 
> car. Obviously you want to make sure the end links, tie rods etc are 
> removed at this point. (strut pinch bolt too). Get a new nut from Ford 
> or at the very least use loctite on it the old one. This is one of 
> those torque to stretch or stretch to torque things that will actually 
> loosen up.
> 
> I've never had to remove a halfshaft from a spindle to pop a strut out 
> so you might want to double check everything that you are doing now 
> that its a new fresh day. :)
> 
> Ian
> 
> > Greetings all,
> > 
> > I'm helping Rich (remember the Help in KC post?) replace the struts on
> > this 95 ATX. We got the front passenger side done last night, and the
> > driver's side 95% disassembled. We had to quit as we were unable to 
> get
> > the strut out of the knuckle with the halfshaft still connected. We
> > barely got the passenger side out in the same manner; the only reason 
> we
> > could come up with is the driver's side has a shorter shaft between 
> the
> > joints, thus giving us less range of movement.
> > 
> > He's going to rent the large socket (36mm?) to take the nut off the 
> end
> > of the shaft. The Helms also mentions a puller type device that bolts 
> to
> > the wheel studs. I have only seen this tool in use once, while at Tim
> > Dahm's helping to extract my quaifed MTX. I've asked about renting it 
> at
> > parts stores in the past and just get blank deer in headlights stares.
> > Is it really not needed? Will we be able to get the halfshaft out of 
> the
> > knuckle by just removing the nut?
> > 
> > TIA for any insight,
> > 
> > 
> > Justin Schick
> > silver 92 SHO in KC MO
> > 194k and counting quickly
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