drive shafts

[minionly]

Ok i have a sub frame at home with shafts and hubs intact but for the life of god i cant loosen the hub nuts i need the shafts asap so is there any way to get the sha fts out of the cv joint and how

[daniel garry]

the cv joint should come off the shaft with a bit of gentle persuasion.
ball joints and all that disconnected and a few taps of a hammer from behind should take the hub and cv off

[minionly]

Cant loosen the nut though

[daniel garry]

you can take the whole cv joint off the drive shaft though

[minionly]

Ill have a look wat think just give the cv joint a few slaps

[daniel garry]

Ill have a look wat think just give the cv joint a few slaps

use a copper hammer or a piece of timber to soften the blow if you want to use the cv again

[briain]

Are you talking about the castle nut? If so cold chisel will go through it easily if its stuck on

[keith]

if you can secure the hub (and subframe) from moving, usually a "breaker bar" or extention will shift them: they are wound up to 150 - 200 ft/lb so are quite tight.

[minionly]

Yeah keith its tight it has put a bend in my bar lil so it is tight

[The Marcos Graveyard]

Could you transfer the whole hub/shaft ?

[woody]

Is it the driveshaft or CV you need.If its just the driveshaft you dont need to open the nut, a sharp blow to the back of the CV should release the driveshaft.

[kona]

They are a pain to get off, just get a longer bar, thats what I do

[GTM Coupe]

You'll struggle using brute force only, the best way is to get the nut under tension then using a large hammer strike the bar, the shock will loosen the nut. I always use a 3/4" breaker bar and socket with a 6' extension (scafolding tube) and then whilst someone stands on the breaker bar another person hits it with the big hammer, hasn't failed me yet.

[CLUBMANGT]

Thats the way to do it alright it always works for me