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1Revvin7

09-30-2002 12:42 AM

I can't get them out? The halfshafts are stuck where the black boot( the joint) is, they get stuck between the struts and part of the control arm. I have them totally disconnected on boths sides, and are hanging loose, they are out of the wheel hub though. In my haynes manual it says to remove the brake discs, is this neccessary? Cuz i have all the nuts and screws out, and other brake quipement but they are stuck on there SOO HARD. I don't see why u need to remove them anyhow? HOw are u supposed to get the halfshafts out anyhow? do u pull them out from underneath car, right?

13BAce

09-30-2002 09:56 AM

Unbolt the shocks.

1Revvin7

09-30-2002 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Sep 30 2002, 02:56 AM

Unbolt the shocks.

thanks, thats what i thought i was going to have to do. So do i just unbolt that 1 nut that connects the strut to the control arm? will it spring violently?

13BAce

09-30-2002 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Revvin7' date='Sep 30 2002, 04:59 AM

[quote name='13BAce' date='Sep 30 2002, 02:56 AM']Unbolt the shocks.

thanks, thats what i thought i was going to have to do. So do i just unbolt that 1 nut that connects the strut to the control arm? will it spring violently?[/quote]

It will be fine. Just make sure that you put something under your tires.

j9fd3s

09-30-2002 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Sep 29 2002, 11:56 PM

Unbolt the shocks.

we found that out too, of course we didnt want to pull out the half shafts....

mike

1Revvin7

10-02-2002 03:26 AM

I got them, yep u do have to take off the shocks, which is easy as hell. But i ran into another problem, one of the used halfshafts i got is missing a clamp on one of the boots, so i gotta get another clamp and mess around with that ****. How much hp can these stock halfshafts handle anyhow, and are there any upgrades?

13BAce

10-02-2002 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Sep 30 2002, 11:24 AM

[quote name='13BAce' date='Sep 29 2002, 11:56 PM']Unbolt the shocks.

we found that out too, of course we didnt want to pull out the half shafts....

mike[/quote]

Why not?

j9fd3s

10-02-2002 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Oct 2 2002, 11:00 AM

[quote name='j9fd3s' date='Oct 2 2002, 10:55 AM']and then the car made a grinding sound when you tried to drive it, bad

mike

It may have been bad, but I bet it was funny.[/quote]

now, it took a long time to finger it out

mike

j9fd3s

10-02-2002 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Oct 1 2002, 06:38 PM

[quote name='j9fd3s' date='Sep 30 2002, 11:24 AM'][quote name='13BAce' date='Sep 29 2002, 11:56 PM']Unbolt the shocks.

we found that out too, of course we didnt want to pull out the half shafts....

mike[/quote]

Why not?[/quote]

i think we were putting the suspension on?

mike

13BAce

10-02-2002 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Oct 2 2002, 08:51 AM

[quote name='13BAce' date='Oct 1 2002, 06:38 PM'][quote name='j9fd3s' date='Sep 30 2002, 11:24 AM'][quote name='13BAce' date='Sep 29 2002, 11:56 PM']Unbolt the shocks.

we found that out too, of course we didnt want to pull out the half shafts....

mike[/quote]

Why not?[/quote]

i think we were putting the suspension on?

mike[/quote]

Oh ok.

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