I have done this operation on 2 Honda Civic and Grand Am (twice )If your manual says there is nothing left to hold it in ,I would suggest that you use a heavy pry bar braced against some handy available suspension piece. On both the Honda & the Grand Ams I had the same problem ,the Factory installed shafts were very difficult to remove .With a 36 " crowbar and some wooden blocks you should have some luck BTW is the stuck shaft on the passengers side ? Both of mine were the passenger side . I have ended up replacing these shafts at about 180.000 kilo the second time around is a lot easier best of luck DD ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 8:53 PM Subject: non-Jensen - front wheel drive
> Since replacing my tires (thanks for the advice, Sherman, I did put on the MX-3's > and love 'em), the JH is running fine, and I've turned my attention to other > automotive issues. SWMBO's old '95 Camry is up on the rack, and I'm trying > to replace CV joints. Am hoping to find someone who has advice on this. > > The left shaft came out fine, just as the manual said. Splined shaft pushes > into the transaxle, with a groove around the splined area and a metal retaining > ring in there. The right side, with the intermediate shaft, is another matter. > > > I removed the clip that holds the bearing in its carrier (at the end of the > intermediate shaft) and removed the retaining bolt from the carrier. The manual > says to "grasp the shaft and pull firmly" to remove it from the transaxle. > No such luck. > > I initially thought the bearing was rusted in place, but have that freed up. > Any wisdom on how the splined shaft could be stuck in the transaxle? I have > tried multiple things, but this thing won't budge. > > If anyone has a reference to a Toyota D-I-Y site that would be great. Any and > all ideas are very much appreciated,even general front-wheel-drive info. > > -Tim Zink > '73 JH #11558 > Indianapolis, Indiana, USA > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Courtesy the Jensen-cars mailing list. Subscribe and unsubscribe > info at: <http://www.british-steel.org/faq/jensen-cars.html>. > _______________________________________________________________________ Courtesy the Jensen-cars mailing list. Subscribe and unsubscribe info at: <http://www.british-steel.org/faq/jensen-cars.html>.
