Re: removing half shaft

["Levy Ring" <levy@domain.elided>]

Thank you for your advise Ethan, I'm going to go invest in some better 
jackstands and see if i can do this safely.
Levy 

ethan schartman writes: 

> hi,
> you will need to be able to turn the wheel to access
> bolts. also, you may generate enough torque to cause
> the car to roll (off the ramp?). IIRC, when i did it
> (to remove the t/a) i had the wheel off, the dedion
> tube (just below hub) resting on a jackstand and used
> a ~3ft piece of heavy pipe with 2 holes drilled to
> brace the hub against the ground (holes slip over 2
> adjacent wheel studs). a hex socket will definitely be
> worth the investment. 
>
> regards,
> ethan schartman
> '87 milano gold (engine back in car!, waiting to be
> plumbed)
> princeton, NJ 
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