martian_mirage
New Member
Hi guys
The Mitsubishi gods kindly put me onto a damaged low kay 2002 Lancer 1.8 5 speed coupe so I'm stripping the coupe for parts at present.
My first roadblock came yesterday when I tried to withdraw the left driveshaft from the diff.
I read on the net that I ought to be using a prybar to lever the inner CV joint from the diff.
Access to the area is a mongrel.
I tried to give myself more room by undoing the steering balljoint and the lower wishbone mountings which let the strut swing out.
The only prying type tools I have are not shifting the shaft but even with the suspension bits sort of out of the way access is still a mongrel mainly due to the suspension crossmember but also because of the design of the gearbox casing which on the left puts a shield almost all the way around the left inner CV joint.
Like a lot of things it would be easier if it was up on a hoist but of course I'm making do with it jacked up so not much room to move underneath.
I have a couple of mature age pals trying to help out (mainly emotional support really) but I am NOT a teenager and my bad shoulder means brute force is a problem for me.
Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Greg
The Mitsubishi gods kindly put me onto a damaged low kay 2002 Lancer 1.8 5 speed coupe so I'm stripping the coupe for parts at present.
My first roadblock came yesterday when I tried to withdraw the left driveshaft from the diff.
I read on the net that I ought to be using a prybar to lever the inner CV joint from the diff.
Access to the area is a mongrel.
I tried to give myself more room by undoing the steering balljoint and the lower wishbone mountings which let the strut swing out.
The only prying type tools I have are not shifting the shaft but even with the suspension bits sort of out of the way access is still a mongrel mainly due to the suspension crossmember but also because of the design of the gearbox casing which on the left puts a shield almost all the way around the left inner CV joint.
Like a lot of things it would be easier if it was up on a hoist but of course I'm making do with it jacked up so not much room to move underneath.
I have a couple of mature age pals trying to help out (mainly emotional support really) but I am NOT a teenager and my bad shoulder means brute force is a problem for me.
Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Greg