Broken Half Shaft CV Question w/ Pics
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Hey guys,
Today I took a broken half shaft that came out of my Boxster S racecar and wondered about the CV joint that is on the "wheel hub" side. The transmission is the Original Boxster S 6 speed and the half shafts are stock. Usually when I brake them...they break near the CV joint closest to the transmission or it breaks near or at the "gearing" right near the end of the shaft where the hub nut bolts on.
So I was looking at the CV joint/wheel hub end of the part and was wondering if/how you remove this joint and keep the large diameter wheel hub end as a spare. I am looking down inside the boot and see the CV Joint but can't figure out how to get to the outer end where I believe a cir-clip would be located. Pics below to help understand what I'm looking at.
Today I took a broken half shaft that came out of my Boxster S racecar and wondered about the CV joint that is on the "wheel hub" side. The transmission is the Original Boxster S 6 speed and the half shafts are stock. Usually when I brake them...they break near the CV joint closest to the transmission or it breaks near or at the "gearing" right near the end of the shaft where the hub nut bolts on.
So I was looking at the CV joint/wheel hub end of the part and was wondering if/how you remove this joint and keep the large diameter wheel hub end as a spare. I am looking down inside the boot and see the CV Joint but can't figure out how to get to the outer end where I believe a cir-clip would be located. Pics below to help understand what I'm looking at.
Last edited by Brinkley; 01-26-2013 at 10:48 AM.
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You have to cut the metal housing off where it "pinches in" on the CV joint.
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Larry Herman
2016 Ford Transit Connect Titanium LWB
2018 Tesla Model 3 - Electricity can be fun!
Retired Club Racer & National PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
1994 RS America Club Racer
2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car
CLICK HERE to see some of my ancient racing videos.
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So...with the words "cut off" and "pry off" would I be correct is saying that this end of the half shaft is not designed to be reused or matted to a brand new shaft by itself.
If you cut it or pry it off your only going to see the CV joint from the boot side. The cir-clip is on the outboard side so how do you remove that if you do cut it off?
If you cut it or pry it off your only going to see the CV joint from the boot side. The cir-clip is on the outboard side so how do you remove that if you do cut it off?
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You can set up the outer CV to be servicable/rebuildable by tapping the outer CV for a few screws to hold the gold cover on after you have removed the crimp.
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As Larry described the best method is to put it on a metal lathe and carefully cut the crimp off. We then tapped the main metal carrier and installed allens to make it servicable in the future.
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Yes this is the best way. If you dont have access to a lathe it is possible to carefully pry up the crimped edge, but as i said its a pain!