28-08-2019, 09:18 PM
It is a long time since I changed one of these but presumably the intention is that only the split pin nuts are disturbed. Ditto when removing engine/gearbox.
Is that in fact the case or when replacing in car is there then not enough space to remove the u.j?
Without tab washers, removing the studs from the flanges may make things easier but even with a special spanner difficult to hold the thin hexagon flange of the stud with the fabric disc in place.
From an old one, which had been removed without undoing the castle nuts, and after being bolted up for years, the studs were a tight fit in the fabric and needed levering to separate.
Is that in fact the case or when replacing in car is there then not enough space to remove the u.j?
Without tab washers, removing the studs from the flanges may make things easier but even with a special spanner difficult to hold the thin hexagon flange of the stud with the fabric disc in place.
From an old one, which had been removed without undoing the castle nuts, and after being bolted up for years, the studs were a tight fit in the fabric and needed levering to separate.