sleeper
Former LOD President
I just did the CV shafts on a toyota camry for a guy i work with. To get them out i had to employ a method that at first glance would appear to be incredibly stupid. once i got everything loose, they were supposed to just pull out. Yea right. I tried prying and hammering to no avail. So after a couple of hours of wasting time, i said to hell with it, and backed a truck up next to the car. Wrapped a ratchet strap around the inner cv joint and hooked it up to the trailer hitch. Pulled it a little bit, until the car shifted a bit, then relaxed the tension just a little and got underneath with a hammer. Came right off. Luckily, my friends prediction that the car would come right off the jackstands was inaccurate.
Just thought that was interesting, considering one would generally expect disaster to ensue when using another vehicle to remove parts from a car. Does anyone else have any interesting and/or stupid repair methods to share?
Just thought that was interesting, considering one would generally expect disaster to ensue when using another vehicle to remove parts from a car. Does anyone else have any interesting and/or stupid repair methods to share?