Hello Everyone

[myglaren]

You have removed or turned out of the way the 'hockey stick' bolts?

[doctle]

You have removed or turned out of the way the 'hockey stick' bolts?

Hi Mate,
I did remove the 2 hockey stick bolts yesterday The bearing just wont move, I have the shaft pulled towards the drivers side now and the gearbox is back in. Only 74 k on the car but it seems to have been neglected.

[CitroJim]

They can be utter ***** to move.

I've resorted to a specially ground cold chisel to act as a punch and walloped the bearing with a 4 lb club hammer before now and on one occasion actually shattered the bearing in the housing...

Generally though if you attack them with a cold chisel (ground so as to fit snugly against the drive shaft lip) rotate the shaft as you land blows they do normally give up gracefully.

[doctle]

I'm doing it on the ground so space is limited. Any way of removing it that doesn't involve a grinder?

[doctle]

They can be utter ***** to move.

I've resorted to a specially ground cold chisel to act as a punch and walloped the bearing with a 4 lb club hammer before now and on one occasion actually shattered the bearing in the housing...

Generally though if you attack them with a cold chisel (ground so as to fit snugly against the drive shaft lip) rotate the shaft as you land blows they do normally give up gracefully.

Thanks mate I'll give it another go after church tomorrow if I wreck the bearing is it new shaft time? There's more skin on a rice pudding than on my hands since Friday I still have the belt to do

[doctle]

Car is back together thanks everyone for the help advice and info

[CitroJim]

Car is back together thanks everyone for the help advice and info

Great news

How did the driveshaft centre bearing go in the end?

[doctle]

Car is back together thanks everyone for the help advice and info

Great news

How did the driveshaft centre bearing go in the end?

Hi, It wouldn't move. I unbolted the carrier from the engine and aligned it when fitting the gearbox. took a while but it's back driving. There was plenty of wear left on the clutch but the pressure plate was very rusted and the release bearing was in shreds.

[CitroJim]

Car is back together thanks everyone for the help advice and info

Great news

How did the driveshaft centre bearing go in the end?

Hi, It wouldn't move. I unbolted the carrier from the engine and aligned it when fitting the gearbox. took a while but it's back driving. There was plenty of wear left on the clutch but the pressure plate was very rusted and the release bearing was in shreds.

Great stuff.. At least the job is all nicely done now. I trust you replaced the complete clutch and not only the release bearing....

[jgra1]

good stuff Doctle

I had a V6 406 coupe with a stuck intermediate bearing, very frustrating.. in the end I took the whole auto box and what was left of driveshaft to an autobox specialist..

He put all of it on an old oil barrel, and hit with a serious lump hammer.. many times,,
it came apart then

John

[doctle]

Hi Jim,
Yes all replaced it's too much work to split it again in a year.
Thanks again you guys are all very helpful
I'll be back with more questions soon
Paul

[CitroJim]

I had a V6 406 coupe with a stuck intermediate bearing, very frustrating.. in the end I took the whole auto box and what was left of driveshaft to an autobox specialist..

I remember that well John and in fact I have a spare 4HP20 here with exactly the same problem. It has the stub of a drive shaft stuck in it. A stub because most of the drive shaft got cut off after many attempts to remove it failed!!!

I'll most likely deal with it when I strip the 'box to overhaul it...

Paul, excellent Keep the questions coming