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Old 10-26-2005, 09:21 AM
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dont use a metal hammer when reinstalling cv joints onto axel
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use an air chisel instead?
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lol. DIY gone bad?
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Default you can, you just have to be very careful....
I've used my BFH many times..
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Default well i was being verry carefull
and i sort of pig nosed the end of the joint that goes into the hub .. but i was able to file it down and back the way it was supposta be and got it to go in smothly again... argh.. i got a different hammer now for the other side and when i do my a4..its got to be really soft metal i am not that strong.. there was this lip that blocked it..argh.. but its all good now..
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first off its not funny.. but i modified it to work..
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Default its really really bad..
unless your as creative as i am to think of reshaping the grooves in the joint to make them fit back int othe hub.
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Default Well you have to line up the joint properly first!
My BFH is a splitting maul, which has a very rounded hammer end.. you don't need to hit it hard, just enough to get to climb over the C clip..
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