I do have a snap-on cordless impact with which Ive broken hub nuts and crank pulley nuts so that should be ok.
I have no reason to think that the boots are not original from '84 - if the axles have not been touched am I going to curse trying to free them? Also how do I check if the joints themselves need replacing.
i doubt a cordless will do the axle nuts, but as its a snap-on im rooting for you(and the tool). dont use cordless for final torque, like the guys say, i use a breaker bar, 3/4" with a pipe. adjust torque 'feel' by length of pipe. you need the axle socket, and (what is it) 12 pt socket for inner cv. (i luv my snap-on). 1 thing before starting, when you loosen the outer axle nut(s), DoNot move the car, until you either (as the manual says) have a dumby outter cv in and snug (i think its atleast 40ftlbs), or new axle installed and axle nut tightened.(200ftlbs(??)). you need to put car on stands, and a 2nd person, theres where the wifey comes in good. she can be in the car, put it in gear and step on the brakes. (oh yea 1 more thing, if you have the tires off put 2 wheel bolts in (also so you dont lose the disk screws,,too). you can now get to the inner cv bolts(12pt me thinks). get an extension and 1 at a time you can rotate jacked up tire(on stands), loosen inners, leave two in (screws)(loose), at this point if the outer nut is off, /the right side, for mk2 and possibly mk1, turn steering to the right and inner can now come loose(any axle your going to use again, DoNot let hang!), you may not have to turn steering for pass(right) side. push axle toward outside, then inner cv/axle should be able to clear the trans and you can slide out. the drivers on mk2s can be a trick, on mk1s you may be able to turn steering to left(iirc) and axle/inner cv should clear trans, you can now slide out. on mk2s the trick is,, not to loosen anything-/-change aligment. so you take out
upper ball joint slide-thru bolt, get a pry bar and take a-arm out of hub. install isnt too difficult, get ball joint to join back up with hub. the only other prob with this is getting the right combo of socket, extension, X2(for both sides), or a wrench to fit in, iirc the mk3 is a b*ch to get to like this. i have a few axles for napa, good price, work well, have good mileage on them, no probs. i donno did i miss anything??
i doubt those axles are original, and the blue grease makes me think they are/were still good. depending how long they have been spewing grease. could be napa axles. check for anything that ripped your boot(s).
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