davs
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My VX series 1 sedan (240,000km) has a non-serviceable centre bearing which I'm in the process of changing over. I've taken the shaft out of the car and am up to the point where I need to separate the driveshaft into two so I can take off the old bearing and install the new one.
My previously read threads suggest the driveshaft should separate into two pieces (near the universal joint) fairly easily, however mine won't budge. I've tried sitting on the ground with one end of the tailshaft at my feet and pulling the other end with no success. I've also tried hammering the inside end against a block of wood again without success. Finally, I tried hammering a punch into the bearing area which didn't work for me either.
I don't have a vice or a press and am running out of ideas on how to get the shaft apart. I'll try and spray some WD40 around the bearing in the meantime. Should I hang it vertically somehow and bash the end down without a block of wood?
I'm thinking it'd be a possibility having to take the shaft to a mechanic and see if they have a press or some other way to separate it. Anyone done this and have a general cost I'd be looking at? Car is obviously undrivable at the moment :doh:
Thanks.
My previously read threads suggest the driveshaft should separate into two pieces (near the universal joint) fairly easily, however mine won't budge. I've tried sitting on the ground with one end of the tailshaft at my feet and pulling the other end with no success. I've also tried hammering the inside end against a block of wood again without success. Finally, I tried hammering a punch into the bearing area which didn't work for me either.
I don't have a vice or a press and am running out of ideas on how to get the shaft apart. I'll try and spray some WD40 around the bearing in the meantime. Should I hang it vertically somehow and bash the end down without a block of wood?
I'm thinking it'd be a possibility having to take the shaft to a mechanic and see if they have a press or some other way to separate it. Anyone done this and have a general cost I'd be looking at? Car is obviously undrivable at the moment :doh:
Thanks.