gizmo200118 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I want to convert my 92 Loyal wagon into RWD because my cv's are shot I was wondering If I could remove one (that is all I would have to remove right?) With out going threw all the work of taking apart every thing. Could I saw-all the shaft and take off the boots and pull out the joints? I don't need or really want 4x4 until next winter and then I will put in two new axles? Has any one done this before or will the joint not come apart that easy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 What you ask is possible; RWD Loyale. To get enough side-to-side slop in the axle you'll need to undo the main bolt holding the control arm to the main crossmember. Drive out the spring pin in your axle's inner DOJ. Now you can pull on the bottom of the kunckle assembly with one hand, and pull on the DOJ with your other hand; should slide right off the stub at the tranny. Hopefully you broke loose the castle nut on the outer end of your outer CV's stub while the weight of the car was on the tire Take off the main castle nut there and pound out the CV stub. Use a block of wood between BFH and stub so you dont chew up the threads. In order to hold your hub/bearing assemblies all together you need to put that stub back in. Pound the CV off of the half shaft and throw the halfshaft with inner DOJ still attached off to the side. Replace CV with stub back into your hub. Put the bolt holding your control arm back on. Now repeat for other side and you got a RWD Subaru. This is a rough over view; not a How To. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo200118 Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 Yeah I know I can do it like that but I am lazy and was wondering if I can just some how cut the shaft in Half and take it off the tranny and then some how get the shaft off the the cv with out taking it out of the hub then taking it apart and then having to put it back together again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 the best thing to do is break it or wait till it to break. the outer end with no bearings is what you want. but if it breaks, stop and take it out right away. turn the wheel full lock and pop it out with a bar. thale the axle pin out and there you go, rwd! a broken axle that is removed will get the same effect as rwd. leave the other axle in if its good or till it breaks and you could replace the broken axle when you want 4wd again. that would be the easiest way to do it caution: if the axle breaks while driving you can put i into 4wd to get it off the road. the axle will ride but if you make any sharp turns it could pop out and bind up on the caliper bending it all up and ruining the brake line. take a punch, a hammer, and a crowbar with you and that will get you going again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo200118 Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 So If I cut it I have to take the pin out of the part that holds it to the tranny and then that part can be removed. Then can I just pull the shaft out of the outer end Or is there a clip or somthing that will hold it. The car makes a bad knocking sound when I take right hand turns and the pass. side cv boot is in two pices. I am going to prabable cut that one and take it out to see if the noise stops if not the other one will come out also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 if you cut the axle you cant get the touter end apart. the races in the outer end need to be broken to get all that out if you chop it short and dont get it apart you will have a little stub flying around and may cause balance problems or fly apart, then you would be stuck with having to take it out anyway to get it apart if you want to do it in right away go drive in sonme mud and sand, a ripped boot will ride all day, but once you get mud in there it wont last a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Thats seriously lazy. Its just as much work to cut that half shaft as it is to pull a single bolt and a spring pin. On that level of lazyness you could just leave the whole darn axle in but DOJ off the stub at the tranny. Then use bailing wire to tie up the axle so it isnt flopping around. Don't take offense when someone sees it and asks you 'wtf?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo200118 Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 Thats seriously lazy. Its just as much work to cut that half shaft as it is to pull a single bolt and a spring pin. On that level of lazyness you could just leave the whole darn axle in but DOJ off the stub at the tranny. Then use bailing wire to tie up the axle so it isnt flopping around. Don't take offense when someone sees it and asks you 'wtf?' Ok maybe not so much lazy but fear of not being able to get the damn thing put back together. It is an old car with rusty sticky bolts. I heard it could be a *************** to get the outer shaft out of the hub and then even more so to get it back in. Then while I had it all a part I mite as well change the brakes and bearings. Just trying to save my self a little time, money, and hart ache. And who wouldn't take the easier faster way if the end results were the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Ok maybe not so much lazy but fear of not being able to get the damn thing put back together. It is an old car with rusty sticky bolts. I heard it could be a *************** to get the outer shaft out of the hub and then even more so to get it back in. Then while I had it all a part I mite as well change the brakes and bearings. Just trying to save my self a little time, money, and hart ache. And who wouldn't take the easier faster way if the end results were the same? Lots of ways to do it; upto you which path to take I certainly know what you mean about rusty bolts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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