axle replacement 86 jetta

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

On 9:16:57 pm 05/08/06 "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Dick,
> That's what I did with the PS axle.  I haven't found a hole I can jam
> it in on the DS yet... I'm getting to the point of ball joint and hub
> if necessary, This little B@$^%&$  is getting on my nerves.  Should
> have been done and driving by now.  It's like the damn thing won't
> come out without removing the hub.  I can't see how just removing the
> ball joint would help unless it allows the wheel to swing outward
> more.  Anyway that's where I"m going to start.  1. try to slide it up
> and past the flange. 2. ball joint. 3. pull it apart circlip style.
> 4. Get a hammer and start visualizing the crusher yard!
>
>
> Had to take a break...was really starting to visualize it in the
> local crusher.
>
Sort of like that scene near the end of "Gone in 60 Seconds?". Yeah, I know
the deal. I had that vision for my 16V many, many times. You'll get it, and
as I said, GL with it. A2s look a bit tougher than A1s to do. Keep us
posted,eh?
Cathy