5sp swap; driveaxle stuck

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11-24-2003, 05:46 PM

1991tsi

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5sp swap; driveaxle stuck

well, since the search function is disabled, i'll post my question:

i'm in the process of a 5sp swap, having trouble removing passenger driveaxle from 5sp donor car. I removed the 3 12mm bolts from the support bracket, but nothing seems to be loose. anyone else have this problem, any suggestions?
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11-24-2003, 06:53 PM

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you've got to break loose the rust holding that piece in there...just tap it slightly with a hammer..and you should be all good

11-24-2003, 07:29 PM

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i did some pounding and yanking, trying to be gentle. will it separate at that bracket or pull out of the tranny itself??

11-24-2003, 07:31 PM

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either way it doesn't matter...you'll have to separat it form the axle if you're replacing it...or hit it with some WD-40 and go to town...it can't hurt...just don't nail the axle itself too much and you should be A-OK

11-25-2003, 09:30 AM

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Yep had same problem there is a small clamp holding it inside just hit it a few times it will pop right out.

11-25-2003, 09:33 AM

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Un-bolt the bracket from the block and leave it on the axle. Then bolt that bracket onto your block.

When swapping engines I couldn't get the axle to seperate from the bracket...so that's what I did. However, I did it after too much pulling, and seperated the inner CV on the axle, and had to rebuild it.