jamesinc
Get a little crowbar or flathead screwdriver in under it and lever it out?
timbo
They are a pain to get out but i usually use 2 decent sized prybars on opposite sides of the cv and they will eventually pop out.
pastry
won't lever out, although haven't tried on opposing both sides.
Obviously don't want to damage the case. Might need a proper cv pulling tool.
drvolvo
I recently used a jemmy and slowly rotated the shaft bit by bit until I found the sweet spot. Might have had a chisel wedged under the opposite side to balance it out a bit. Rubber mallet on the jemmy and give it a generous but not too savage thump each time.
Philia_Bear
I've never needed anything more than a 12" pry bar to get one to pop out
surferdude50
Nice ride!
pastry
yeah, i'll have to get a bigger bar at lunch and have at it.
Any issues with turning her over with no drive shafts, few plugs disconnected (lights, etc)? Might be worth a check before I bolt too much back in.
Obviously won't put it in gear.. well, unless i've got the shifter cable/position wrong and it shoots off powered by rear wheels only..!
Slowbrick
I had a CV be a jerk in my V70. I ended up giving it a hard hit inwards and then grabbed it with my hands and yanked it out. Hitting it made the little clip move to a different position which helped it pull out.
pastry
Cheers. I'll combine techniques – surely can't fail now!
Slowbrick
Dont hit it *too* hard. Just a few love taps to get it free. I tried the pulling with a bar but it didnt work. I now apply the rule of if you are pulling/pushing too hard then you are probably doing something wrong hahaha.
This is the little guy im talking about.
jamesinc
I just use the CV joint as a slide hammer, has never failed.
Slowbrick
jamesinc;123195 wroteI just use the CV joint as a slide hammer, has never failed.
This is in essence what I did but I used the hammer to shock the clip into moving and then pushed it in and out by hand until it popped out.
pastry
yeah I find they usual come out with a good push pull, but this time the boot popped off..!
drvolvo
Yeah you can't do that with the 6 ball joints only the roller tripod variety. The inner joints on the manual shafts on my XC70 are of that variety, I popped one and spent about 3 hours trying to get all the balls back in the grooves.. yuck! I think the XC90 uses them as they can handle a bigger angle. The bad swede lift kit for a P2 XC70 suggests using XC90 shafts when you do your lift.
pastry
No joy with this a-hole yet
drvolvo
Hmm you do have the tripod variety.. I guess that isn't an AW55?
Maybe just drill it out... a few metal shavings couldn't possibly do any harm to an auto :-)
Have you used all the necessary four letter words yet?
pastry
it's an AW55-51SN, but it's out of an 09 S60 2.5T AWD.
I was wondering how tough it'd be to drill two holes and insert a steel bar. Then pull that. Or attach the hoist to it.
Also tempted to drift it from the other side but worried i'll damage something.
Oh well, it'll come.
Philia_Bear
Tap it in with a dead blow
Get a pry bar in between the edge of the cv and the trans case
The give it a hard and sudden jerk (don't be slow or gentle)
jb1986
Good golly, what a mammoth thread. Great read, love to see one of these great cars being saved from the clutches of the salvage yards.
I went through a similar process regarding the engine and trans removal a few months ago, albeit different reason. My starter motor ate my ring gear away so err that wasn't good. I did a lot of major works while it was out (timing, pump, billet 16T, etc) as it's a great opportunity to get stuff done with easy access to the motor.
Anyway, I'm new here.. just wondering if yours is AWD or not? I can't see any sign of an angle gear, which was a pain when I took mine out.
Quick tip with the driveshaft, turn it around a quarter turn each time you try prying it, sometimes it's just about finding the right spot where the circlip is sitting. That or find a nice V shaped object you can hammer in between the trans and the CV housing to get it apart.
There really is no way to gently pry them out most of the time, as Philia Bear said.
Will be good to see this thing going again!
pastry
thanks @jb1986 - it's been a ride.. and yeah this thread has grown a tad. Lots of drab stuff but all good info for other owners to stumble on – seems to rank highly on Google now, which is very frustrating when I am trying to find info..!
It is an AWD (all in AUS are I believe). I didn't service the angle gear. I'd have loved to do bearings, rings, add a 16T, eight8 fab downpipe, catback, and i was hoping to locate some lowering springs too – but, $$$! I'd probably rather spend on another project at the end of the day, this bus is going to be full of kids and dogs after all.
I was going to drop the pan to clean the pickup, but figured I'll see if it runs OK first. Access looks ok from beneath so only issue might be sealing it. I've done it on a Saab, but not sure if they are also zero clearance.
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I got the CV out with a skinny chisel and more force than i'd expected to use. But it came out. Thank god! It was probably quite easy in the end, just needed the right technique and appropriate force, + suitable 4-letter words as @drvolvo prescribed.
