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By: Removing Mini wheel hub assembly for engine change Dazecoop | Joint Pain Relief

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:21:56 +0000

[...] Removing Mini wheel hub assembly for engine change Dazecoop Posted by root 11 minutes ago (http://www.dazecoop.co.uk) Thanks for the comment anyway anders emil 1 dec 2008 at 3 10 pm excellent pics well done i 39 m going to replace my driveshafts complete with cv joints this weekend dazecoop co uk is proudly powered by wordpress version 2 6 3 Discuss | Bury | News | Removing Mini wheel hub assembly for engine change Dazecoop [...]

By: shane

shane — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:44:00 +0000

sound advice, gonna be taking my 1420 lump out tomorrow, just to give it a fresh lick of paint fpr the summer ehow season. keep up the good work

By: Wheel Bearing Guy

Wheel Bearing Guy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:20:18 +0000

Thanks for the help!
The comments and this website helped a ton!

By: Daze

Daze — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:55:41 +0000

I use a ball joint separator and 9 times out of 10 it works as it should do so long as the separator itself is attached correctly. If it doesn’t work, then try screwing the nut back onto the swivel joint itself, but not all the way – perhaps 3/4 of the way on.

After that, sharply hit the nut itself with a hammer. Just be careful not to strip the thread on the ball joint. Although, saying that, it doesn’t matter all that much since the ball joints will probably getting replaced? – May as well while you’re there!

Hope this helps!

By: Anders Emil

Anders Emil — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:10:59 +0000

Excellent pics, well done. I’m going to replace my driveshafts complete with cv joints this weekend so I’ll be doing a similar job. Quick question, how do you strike the swivel hub in order to separate the balljoint? Hayne’s manual just says to “strike it sharply”, but which part do you hit and in which direction? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

By: Daze

Daze — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:16:53 +0000

Hi Nige. I’ve done it that way before as well, but somehow I just find this way easier – don’t know why! Its more work doing it like this, but I find it easier!

Thanks for the comment anyway!

By: Nige

Nige — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:42:52 +0000

Instead of removing the whole hub, you can just undo the top swivel and Tie bar. Then just lean the hub out and down, the driveshaft should then just “pop” out of either the pot joint or the gearbox.If it is a bit stiff slide a thin bar up inside the pot joint gaiter so it sits on the shaft/joint knuckle and give it a tap, that should be enough to get it off the ring clip on the end of the shaft.

Much easier than removing the whole hub.

Nige