Good luck and have fun in the rally!
Ray -----Original Message----- From: asad ishaque <[email protected]> To: vw mailing list <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Nov 2, 2012 4:34 pm Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Rear axle stripped threads? Sorry for my extremely late response folks. Special thanks to NQ for this detailed comprehensive step by step write up. I still have not got round to replacing the axle. Shall do at first opportunity. This bunch of instructions shall help me tremendously. Have been busy with work and a lot of other stuff. The local old cars club is holding a cross country rally starting on the 4th of Nov. I shall be hitching a ride to the first (or maybe second if we leave Karachi early) city to get a flavor of things. Shall post a link of that even once it completes on the 13-14th of Nov. Best wishes and regards to all, Asad Karachi, Pakistan. PS: Apologies to NQ as I sent the text above to his email directly. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:38:07 -0500 > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Rear axle stripped threads? > > To remove the rear outer stub shaft (axle) on your IRS beetle - you remove > the axle nut, brake drum, (and I can't remember if there are any washers on > the shaft - if so, take them off too - I don't think there are. Then on the > inside you undo the 6 bolts holding the CV joint to the axle. Slip a > sandwich baggie over the end of it or a large plastic bag to keep grease > from getting into the CV joint. The bolts, if they are factory, would be > the 12 point or triple square spline head variety. > http://www.chirco.com/images/113501229d.jpg You need to make sure these are > very clean inside so your tool http://www.chirco.com/images/012164.jpg will > fit. If they have been replaced in the past, they might have the allen head > bolt http://www.cdxetextbook.com/images/fasteners_allenHead.jpg on them > requiring an allen wrench to remove them. I keep a set of metric and sae > allen wrenches on hand because you never know what will fit best. > > After you have the CV joint removed, tie it up out of the way with some > wire, string, rope, or tape. Then put a pile of old shop rags on the floor > under the car or a giant filthy pillow. Then you can take a hammer and > block of wood and carefully tap on the threaded portion of the axle to drive > it out to the inside and underside of the VW. If it breaks loose, it will > plop out in the pillow or rags. Sometimes I've had to hit hard to get the > axle out. Then you can clean up and lightly grease your replacement axle > and using a block of wood, tap the axle back in place carefully so you don't > rip your axle seal off. If you want to be safe, you can remove the 4 bolts > holding the axle seal on so you don't damage it. This is the square plate > that sits in the middle of the brake shoes and holds the backing plate on. > If you take it off, then you could thread the bolts back in the holes > loosely to hold the backing plate centered while you pound the new axle in. > > Hope this helps you Asad. > > NQ > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
