Removing Diff And Half Shafts

[Snapperpaul]

On my site we have a Fire Brigade training area which use old vehicles to cut up for extraction training.

I now have two weeks ( about 4 days of my time) to remove the diff and half shafts fron a 2.8 4x4 estate, however it must remain rollable on 4 wheels and it may need the hand brake.

 

How much can i get off and still be able to get the wheels back on?

 

I will start with the diff as ultimately if thats all i have time to remove that will do, i would like to get the shafts if i can.

 

Is it simply, " propshaft bolts, halfshaft bolts, diff to carrier bolts x2 and diff rubber mount to car bolts x4? and if i do this can i just pull the driveshafts from the hubs once i have removed the hub nuts or do i need to pull the disc assemblies?

 

Your opinions please.

[Graham B]

Paul

Thats al it is, unbolt the bits you can get at. the hubs stay put.

You can take diff, halfshafts, prop etc.

 

Lobro halfshafts have T40 or 45 torx .

 

Graham

[Snapperpaul]

Good point about the torx i had forgoten about those, thanks

[Grim]

they'll be a bugger to get off, bring your angle grider!

[Guest salty_monk]

If you take the joints without the hubs then you may have problems if you have slide in shafts now....

I have heard of people running lobro one end & push in the other (you can get the joints off the shafts & mix & match them), they can't go anywhere after all....

 

Ideally you want the whole axle.

 

Dan