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Axetamer:
why undo caliper?

graham2306:

--- Quote from: Axetamer on August 04, 2009, 00:16:20 ---why undo caliper?

--- End quote ---

Because the brake hose will break when you swing the swivel assembly away from the axle to get the half shaft out of the diff.  Not that I have done it of course  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Axetamer:
Can't I just pull the shafts out about 4-6 inches from the diff by unbolting the "endcaps"on the axle, leaving the calipers etc in position, as I've got braided and extended hoses to the caliper, and then use a bit of wood wedged inbetween the axle and endcaps to prevent the shafts sliding back into the axle, and perhaps use some rope tied to the spring and caliper to prevent the lot from rotating and putting and strain on the hoses?

Mark_Solesbury:
On the back, yeah.

On the front, the CV joint is fixed to the half shafts, which is sat inside the swivel housing.

You have two options...

1 - strip it completely and rebuild the swivels at the same time, which means removing the caliperrs, wheel bearings, hub, stub, CV and half shafts

2 - remove the calipers, undo the bolts from the chrome ball to the axle, and slide the entire assy out a little to clear the diff. You need need to 'remove' the calipers completely. Just remove the 2 bolts that hold it to the swivel housing, and cable tie it to the radius arm. You can leave the hydraulics intact.

I opted for option 1, because I needed a new CV on one side, and a bearing on the other :)

Mark_Solesbury:
FYI, I stripped and rebuilt my front maxi drive a month back.

These are the bits inside - excuse the pics :)

You can see the bearing, this is the top one.



Then there is a larger one on the actual pinion. This sits on the inside of the casing.



Ashcrofts do a bearing kit for £40ish....

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